Examine the causes of open urban unemployment in your country.

Open unemployment is the situation when a person is willing to work, is educated but is unable to get a job and work

• Large number of job seekers in towns due to rural-urban migration
• Nature of education system that prepares students for “white collar jobs” which are few
• Export of unprocessed agricultural products creates few job opportunities
• Use of capital-intensive technologies like computers reduce employment opportunities
• Poor infrastructures such as electricity distribution in rural area leading to limited creation of rural employment
• Discrimination in the labour market due to corruption and nepotism.
• Low entrepreneurship skills leading to low rate of job creation
• Lack of relevant skills for the available employment