ABSTRACT
In Nigeria since the early
eighties, unemployment has assumed an alarming dimension and a crisis
proportion with millions of able bodied persons who are willing to accept jobs
at a prevailing wage are unable to find a placement. Unemployment is regarded
as one of the challenging problems facing policy makers in Nigeria. This
research work examines the unemployment nexus in Umuahia and Aba of Abia State,
the study adopted Mann Whitney U test with data covering the period 2006-2014.
The data collected for Umuahia and Aha was analysed using the model stated
above. The result reveals that unemployment in the two major cities has no
significant relationship. In addition correlation analysis was used to test
hypothesis for significance of the strength of unemployment and from the
analysis, we found out that there is no significant relationship in Umuahia and
Aba of Abia State. Though with the limited time and other constraints,
remarkable success was achieved, thus this study made some recommendations so
as to reduce unemployment to its barest minimum based on the findings of this
work.
OGU, C (2023). Comparative Analysis Of Unemployment In Abia State (A Case Study Of Umuahia And Aba). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-unemployment-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-umuahia-and-aba-7-2
CHINOMSO, OGU. "Comparative Analysis Of Unemployment In Abia State (A Case Study Of Umuahia And Aba)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Jan. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-unemployment-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-umuahia-and-aba-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
CHINOMSO, OGU. "Comparative Analysis Of Unemployment In Abia State (A Case Study Of Umuahia And Aba)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Jan. 2023. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-unemployment-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-umuahia-and-aba-7-2 >.
CHINOMSO, OGU. "Comparative Analysis Of Unemployment In Abia State (A Case Study Of Umuahia And Aba)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-unemployment-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-umuahia-and-aba-7-2