Open Unemployment

When people actively seek work through employment exchanges, friends or by making applications but cannot find work, it is called:

Correct Answer Explanation

When people actively seek work but cannot find it, this situation is called open unemployment.

Key Points:

• People look for jobs through newspapers, friends, employment exchanges.
• Some go to factories and offices to enquire about vacancies.
• In cities, people stand in select areas looking for daily work.
• Open unemployment is different from disguised and seasonal unemployment.

Why Other Options Are Wrong

• A: Disguised unemployment is surplus workers on a farm.
• B: Seasonal unemployment is due to seasonal nature of agriculture.
• D: Voluntary unemployment is by choice, not due to lack of work.