Unemployment facts for kids
Unemployment or joblessness is when a person who is of normal working age (usually about 15-18 to about 60-65) does not have a paid job. They therefore do not get paid a salary. In some parts of the world, there are social networks to care for the unemployed.
Overview
The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people divided by the total population of that age group of a country. The unemployment rate is influenced by many things, including the government of a country to the average age of a country's population. Unemployment is a bad thing for society.
A certain amount of unemployment is natural. 'Full employment' does not mean no-one is out of work. Governments now aim to increase the number of jobs (which can be done) rather than cut out all unemployment (which cannot be done).
Most affected group of people
People with Autism and other mental disabilities are mistreated in the workplace, leading to only around 15% of autistic people being employed at all.
Images for kids
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Unemployment in Mexico 2009
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The Beveridge curve of 2004 job vacancy and unemployment rate (from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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A government unemployment office with job listings, West Berlin, West Germany, 1982
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Migrant Mother, photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936
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Demonstration against unemployment in Kerala, South India, India on 27 January 2004
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Supply-side economics proposes that lower taxes lead to employment growth. Historical state data from the United States shows a heterogeneous result.
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Tax decreases on high income earners (top 10%) are not correlated with employment growth, but tax decreases on lower-income earners (bottom 90%) are correlated with employment growth.
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Unemployed men outside a soup kitchen in Depression-era Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1931
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WPA poster promoting the benefits of employment
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The Japanese unemployment rate, 1953–2006
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See also
In Spanish: Desempleo para niños
