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Employment and Development — lesson overview
Labour-market concepts
The labour force comprises employed persons and unemployed persons meeting the applicable seeking or availability conditions; it is not identical to the entire population.
An unemployment rate uses the labour force as denominator under the relevant definition. Labour-force participation relates labour force to a specified population group.
Always identify the survey’s reference period and status definition before comparing employment estimates.
Different forms of employment challenge
Seasonal unemployment is linked to seasonal variation in work. Structural unemployment involves mismatches between workers and available opportunities.
Disguised unemployment describes situations where additional workers contribute little or no marginal output, in its usual textbook formulation.
Low unemployment can coexist with low earnings or insecure work; job quality is distinct from whether a person counts as employed.
Growth and development
Economic growth concerns expansion in measured output; development also concerns capabilities, health, education, distribution and living conditions.
Averages can hide differences across regions and social groups. Per-capita income is informative but not a complete welfare measure.
Employment-intensive growth depends on technology, sectors, skills, institutions and demand, not merely the headline GDP growth rate.
