Answer:
Two
types of unemployment found in rural areas are Seasonal Unemployment
Agriculture being a seasonal activity, most of the labour is required during
sowing and harvesting. At other times the labour is unemployed.
(b) Disguised Unemployment This occurs when all the members of a
family of a small farmer are working in the fields, but all may not be
required. For instance, the farmer may require only five labourers for the work,
but because eight are available, all are working.
Actually they are working at less than full productivity.
Unemployment affects the overall growth of an economy as
(i) it is a wastage of manpower resource.
(ii) it increases the economic overload.
(iii) it tends to increase the number of dependent population.
(iv) increase in unemployment is an indicator of a depressed
economy.
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