Question 10 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 2 Class 9 Economics - People as Resource - Economics

Seasonal Unemployment

Disguised unemployment

• Occurs when people are not able to find work during some months of the year .

• In case of disguised unemployment people appear to be employed . 

• People dependent upon agriculture usually face seasonal unemployment.

• This usually happens among family members engaged in agricultural activity.

• There are certain busy seasons when sowing , harvesting , weeding and threshing are done.

• The work requires the service of five people but engages eight people.

• The rest of the months do not provide much work to the people dependent on agriculture.

• The contribution made by the three extra people does not add to the contribution made by the five people . If three people are removed the productivity of the field will not decline .