Unemployment

Unemployment or unemployed is a term for people who do not work at all, are looking for work, worked less than two days during the week, or someone trying to get a decent job. Unemployment is generally caused because the amount of the work force or job-seekers are not proportional to the number of jobs that exist that is able to absorb it. Unemployment is often a problem in the economy due to the presence of unemployment, productivity and incomes will be reduced so that it can cause poverty and other social problems.

The unemployment rate can be calculated by comparing the number of unemployed by the number of labor force that is expressed in percent. Lack of income led to the unemployed should reduce their consumption spending which led to decreased levels of prosperity and welfare. Prolonged unemployment can also cause adverse psychological effects on the unemployed and their families. The unemployment rate is too high can also cause political chaos and social security so that interfere with growth and economic development. Long-term consequences are declining GNP and income per capita of a country. In developing countries like Indonesia, known as the term "disguised unemployment" in which the work should be done with little labor, done by more people.