State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Disguised unemployment is a part of urban unemployment.

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No, I do not agree with the statement. 

  • Disguised unemployment is a special feature of rural areas. 
  • It exists when more workers are employed in a sector than what is actually required. 
  • They seem to be working but their contribution to the work is zero. 
  • This is found more in rural areas because of the high growth of the population and the lack of alternative job opportunities. 
  • In urban areas, we find educated unemployment or there may be frictional, structural, cyclical, or technological unemployment. 
  • Hence, disguised unemployment is a part of rural unemployment.
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