Unemployment essay for 2nd year with quotations
Unemployment is an economic term which shows an inability to find work for
which one is suited by nature or attainments. It is a worldwide problem. Even
rich and advanced countries like America, Britain and France suffer from
unemployment. Its percentage varies according to the industrial and
economic development of a country.
In Pakistan, unemployment is at its highest peak. All professions are over-
crowded. A graduate is not welcomed in any office. There is no scope in the
professions of medicine, engineering, law and education. Hundreds of
qualified youngsters are wandering in search of jobs. Thousands of labourers
and workers are jobless in cities and villages.
Unemployment is a social evil. It is a source of discontent, depression and
anxiety for the educated as well as the uneducated people. Corruption, crime,
unrest, sin and vices of all sorts prevail in a society where people are
unemployed. It brings hunger, starvation, and disease. The frustrated
youngsters are falling prey to violence, theft, terrorism, drugs-addiction, drug-
trafficking and many other heinous crimes.
There are several causes of large-scale unemployment in Pakistan. Some are
the following:
1. Our defective education system is responsible for the high rate of
unemployment. It only produces young men who hate manual labour.
They want to get only some white-collar job. This system does not meet
the economic needs of the country.
2. The pace of economic development of the country is very slow. The mills
and factories are unable to absorb all the jobless people. Moreover, ill-
planned mechanisation and computer technology are also causing
unemployment.
3. In our country, a few privileged persons control the whole economy.
Most of them are uneducated and unskill. But, the educated young men
have neither the capital nor the opportunities to try their luck in
business.
4. The rapid growth of population is a major cause of unemployment. The
resources of the country are not enough to maintain such a large
population. The result is unemployment.
The large-scale unemployment is creating many social, economic, moral
political and psychological problems in our society. Therefore, a
comprehensive plan is required to combat unemployment. The education
system should be reshaped to produce skilled manpower. the government
should speed up the pace of economic development. Especially, the fields of
energy telecommunication and transportation should be encouraged. The
government should introduce self-employment schemes and set up small
industries in rural and underdeveloped areas. Moreover, sincere and adequate
steps should be taken to overcome the population explosion. The problem of
unemployment cannot be eliminated entirely. However, it can be alleviated
with devotion, sincerity and wisdom.
Quotation: You need to adjust these quotations according to your essay.
Unemployment is like a headache or a high temperature -- unpleasant and
exhausting but not carrying in itself any explanation of its cause.
WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE
I grew up in the '30s with an unemployed father. He didn't riot. He got on his
bike and looked for work, and he kept looking 'til he found it.
NORMAN TEBBIT
The escalator doesn't work, and you'd think they'd still be used as stairs, but in
this economic depression, even the stairs are unemployed.
JAROD KINTZ
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
KARL MARX
