ABSTRACT
The research investigated the causes and
effect of unemployment among school leavers in Oredo Local Government Area of
Edo State. The need for this study arouse because of the alarming number of
unemployed school leavers. Some of the hypothesis used for the study are as
follows:
1. High level of unemployment lead to low standard
of living for people in Edo State.
2. Unemployment bring about frustration among the
school leavers in Oredo Local government Area of Edo State.
3. High level of unemployment hinders economic
development in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. concerning
methodology, the researcher used the unemployed school leavers questionnaire
which was administered by t he respondents. The questionnaire are completed on
the spot and collected by the researcher, tallied and transformed into
frequencies with the use of simple percentage. The following findings were
made; unemployment brings about hardship in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State. Unemployment brings decrease in the national output as a result the
wastage of human resources and high level of unemployment which lead to low
standard of living for this people of Edo State. base on these findings the
following recommendations were made to assist government to reduce the high
rate of unemployment among school leavers in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State, some of such recommendations are; the government should mobilize
additional effort towards creating jobs opportunities, the government should
mobilize private investors who declares high profit each year to invest part of
the profit. And the government establishes farm settlement and agricultural
industries this will be a good step in direction.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
CHAPTER
ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Objective of the study
1.4 Scope of the study
1.5 Limitation of the study
1.6 Research questions
1.7 Significance of the study
1.8 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.1 Definition and types of unemployment
2.2 Causes of unemployment among school leavers
2.3 Solutions to problems of unemployment
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Design of the study
Population of the study
Sample of the study
Instrumentation
Procedure for data analysis
Administration of questionnaires
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Analysis
4.3 Hypothesis and Test
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
Summary
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendations
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES/APPENDIX
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Human beings engage in various activities in order to satisfy
their wants. In producing human wants (goods and services) land, labour and
entrepreneur are utilized for these purposes. Labour being the most dynamic
factor of production combines with the other factor to produce goods and
services for consumption if fully utilized,, then there will be employment.
Unemployment is a hazard of an industrialized economy system, primitive
communities were usually self sufficient and had no unemployment problems
through they had to accept a very low standard of living than communities had
even previously enjoyed.
Yesufu (2004) in the Nigeria journal of economics and social studies said that
some unemployment started with the introduction of money market by
the colonial masters to substitute or alter the subsistence economy which our
people were conversant with. Wages earning was employment was the introduced by
the colonial masters in their bid to tap Nigeria raw materials for export were
they are sold at profitable price
The civil war period provided jobs for many in the armed forces but the
magnitude of the unemployed increased after the civil war because of the effect
that majority of the unemployed are young workers sintering the labour market
for the first time after receiving education to attracts this aspiration and
value they did not have enough education and practical training to provide them
with skills.
These school leavers prefer white collar jobs to the farming. The government
could not employ some one because of lack of job opportunity while the
population of the working forces was increasingly there was no commensurate
increase in job creation.
Oduniyi (1996) in his work title “unemployment rate in Nigeria explained that
functional nature of Nigeria education system where school leavers cannot be
self employed due to lack of foreign resource and the over growing
unserviceable debts has brought about retrench and high rate of unemployment
that prevail in the country in the recent years.
Oduniyi (1997) noted that unemployment rate in December (1995) was 9.8 percent
in h=Nigeria and while the Bendel state now Edo state ands delta state urban
area 15.4 percent and the rural area has 7.2 percent unemployed rate.
Secondary school leavers were relatively few then in Bendel state now Edo state
and delta state in the 1960’s and 1970’s before the Udoji award in general and
Oredo local government area in particular.
This made unemployment rate among secondary school levers low. By 1972 when
free education of all levels was introduced and there was increase in the job
opening available.
This brought about high rate of unemployment in Oredo local government area. The
reintroduction of school fees and high rate of unemployment have reduced the
number of intake into the secondary school in Edo state
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The problem that necessitated the carrying out of this research
are inherent in the background of the study e.g.
1. What are the effects of
unemployment on secondary school leavers in Oredo local government area of Edo
state
2. what are the causes of
unemployment among school leavers in Oredo local government area of Edo state
3. how does unemployment affect the
economic development of Oredo local government area of Edo state
4. what are the effects of
unemployment on the standard of living of the secondary school leavers in Oredo
local government area of Edo state
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study include:
1. To enumerate the various types of
unemployment in Oredo local government area of Edo state
2. to identify the causes of
unemployment in Oredo local government area of Edo state
3. to examine the effect of
unemployment in Oredo local government area of Edo state
4. to provide suggestions to guide
the government solving the problem of unemployment
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Is unemployment the cause of low
standard of living in Oredo local government area of Edo state?
2. Does unemployment lead to
frustrating among school leavers?
3. How does unemployment hinder
economic development in Oredo local government area of Edo state?
4. What is the impact of illiteracy
on unemployment in Oredo local government area of Edo state?
5. Does the non availability of
industries bring about unemployment in Oredo local government area of Edo state?
6. How can unemployment be erased
totally in Oredo local government area of Edo state?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The research is the opinion that the people and authorities in
Oredo local government area of Edo state should be able to benefit from the
study.
This research will help to educate the government on the importance and the
effect of unemployment the advantage of this work to the local government
authorities and other people in the state. In that it will help them to keep
abreast with the latest finding in generating employment with the view to
educating the people and the government on the problems of unemployment and
instill in them ways of creating and overcoming unemployment
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study, the causes and effects of unemployment
among secondary school leavers are restricted to Oredo local government area of
Edo state
DEFINTION OF TERMS
Unemployment: can
be defined as a situation where by persons that have acquired knowledge’s,
skills and have the potentiality to work but remain without a beneficial work
to do.
Unemployment can also be defined as a process where some persons that have been
trained with skills and knowledge and prepare to work but have no beneficial
work to do
Education: it
is a process of teaching training and learning especially in schools or
colleges to improve knowledge and develop skills
Retrench: to
reduce workers in order to reduce costs especially for a business, government.
Primitive: very
simple and old fashioned especially when something is also not convenient and
comfortable.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0336 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 45 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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