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What do you understand by disguised unemployment? Explain with an example each from the urban and rural areas
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The situation when more people are
working
where they are
not needed
is known as “
disguised unemployment”.
This type of unemployment is also
known as hidden unemployment
. In this case,
more individuals
are
working than
is
required.
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Example from
rural areas
:
In rural areas
,
all family members
work
in the
same agricultural field
more than is required. If
three or four people
stopped working,
the
farm's overall output
would
remain the same
. The three or four people considered in the disguised unemployment.
- Example from urban areas : In cities, disguised unemployment occurs when painters, plumbers, and electricians are u nable to find work on a regular basis and work less than their potential.
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