Business Studies 30

Front 1

Give 5 reasons why there is unemployment.

Back 1

1. During the recession, there were huge falls in the

numbers employed in construction and industry.

2. Numbers in agriculture have been reducing steadily.

3. New technology is replacing workers.

4. Companies have been reducing numbers because of

competition.

5. Businesses are closing down and relocating to other

countries to avail of lower wage costs.

Front 2

Give 5 ways you can reduce unemployment.

Back 2

1. With more money into job creation.

2. Encourage people to become self-employed

3. Become more competitive and increase sale.

4. Introduce earlier retirement and job-sharing schemes.

5. If consumers buy more Irish made goods it would

produce more jobs.

Front 3

Give 3 reasons why people become self-employed.

Back 3

1. They cannot find employment.

2. They were made redundant and use their redundancy

payment to finance setting up a business.

3. They may see an opportunity to develop a product and

set up their own business to do this.