Question

Name and describe the type of unemployment to which outsourcing most contributes, and give an example of how this occurs.

Answer 1

Answer:

Structural unemployment

Explanation:

Structural unemployment is a form of unemployment that usually occurs as a result of structural changes in the economy, such as changes in the mode of operation in a certain industry, government policy or ownership structure, and increase outsourcing of jobs to developing countries.

For example, when the outsourcing of manufacturing of goods to developing nations becomes widespread, the semi or unskilled laborers that are expected to be employed through this industry are left unemployed.