International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 6(7), pp. 225–234, October, 2018. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2018.052

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research Paper

Socio-Economic Impacts of Youth Unemployment in Ilu Ababor Zone; the Case of Selected Woredas

Lamessa Muleta, Bijiga Imiru and Lelisa kebede

Lecturers at Mettu University, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies

Mettu, Ethiopia. Corresponding authors’ Address; lalisakebede056@gmail.com  phone; +251 961398535

Accepted 26 October 2018

The main objective of this study is to assess the socio-economic impacts of youth unemployment in Ilu Aba Bora zone of six selected woredas. In order to achieve this objective, the study employed descriptive research design and combination of quantitative and qualitative research approach. The study also used both primary and secondary sources of data in order to touch its objectives. Primary data was gathered through questionnaire, interview and focus group discussion while secondary data was gathered from books, journals, and articles written on the areas of unemployment. Data collected from different sources were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics and qualitative technique. The finding of the study revealed crime, migration, dependency, degrading family income and increasing cost of consumption, erosion of social capital, low self-esteem, low social status and low living standard, conflict among family and community, physical  and psychological problems like depression, suicide, feeling of in security, social exclusion, as the major socio-economic impacts of youth unemployment in the study area. In addition, the study also identified that community’s low economic growth, working under poor working conditions, participating in illegal as a source of income, and poverty as other socio-economic impacts of youth unemployment in the study area.  Based on the findings of the study, creating job opportunity, developing good governance practices, reviewing educational policy, enhancing entrepreneurship and inter organizational communication and conducting research are forwarded as the possible recommendations to minimize socio-economic impacts of youth unemployment in the study area.

Key words: Unemployment, youth unemployment, socio-economic impact

Cite This Article As: Lamessa M., Bijiga, I., Lelisa, k. (2018). Socio-Economic Impacts of Youth Unemployment in Ilu Ababor Zone; the Case of Selected Woredas. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 6(7) 225-234