Population and Employment

Syllabus tag: KCSE | Business Studies | Form 3 | Topic 21 Population and Employment

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Define the basic concepts and rates used in population study.
• Explain the factors affecting birth rates and death rates.
• Describe population structure and its effects on the economy.
• Explain types and causes of unemployment and their remedies.

Summary

Population is the number of people in an area at a given time. It changes through births, deaths and migration. Its structure — the balance of age and sex — matters more than its size, since a broad-based pyramid means a large dependent population. Unemployment exists where people able and willing to work at the going wage cannot find it.