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TITLE OF PROJECT
To investigate the unemployment situation in the Mahaica village on the East Coast of
Demerara during the period 2013-2014.

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PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
 To find the percentage of people unemployed.
 To find out the reasons for them being unemployed.
 The challenges faced with unemployment.
 To determine if unemployment affect the spending power of the villagers.
 What could be done by the government to reduce unemployment?

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METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
PRIMARY RESEARCH
 Questionnaire
Questionnaire
-Is a set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal data from individuals.
Advantages a Questionnaire
 Large amounts of data can be collected from a large number of persons in a short period
of time.
 Are replicable and can be used in later studies and if well constructed and properly
plotted they should be reliable.
Disadvantages a Questionnaire
 Cannot tell us about context and meaning about a response
 Questions cannot be explained to respondents and can be misinterpreted unless
administered face to face and answers cannot be put into any real world context
SECONDARY RESEARCH
TEXTBOOK: Author: Roger Hosein; G F Stanlake
Publisher: Harlow- Longman, 2005.
NEWSPAPER: Name of Newspaper- Stabroek News
Name of Article- The Guyana unemployment scenario
Writer of Article- Tarron Khemraj
Date Published- October 28, 2009
WEBSITE: Name of website- http://youth- in.com
Name of Article- Youth, Unemployment and the Caribbean Information Society: A
Challenge and an Opportunity.

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LETTER TO RESPONDENT
Dear Respondent,
The researcher is a 5th form student of Hope Secondary School preparing to
write the CXC examination that is scheduled for the year 2015.The researcher is conducting this
survey to find out how is unemployment affecting single parents in the area of Mahaica. The
study is being conducted as a School Based Assessment (S.B.A).
You are advised to answer all questions since it is need for the completion of this
project. Your name is not needed so you don’t need worry about your information getting out.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Your sincerely
………………………………
Michael Junior Udit

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SAMPLE QUESTIONNARIE
1. Gender
Male 
Female 
2. Age range
17-25 yrs. 
25-31 yrs. 
32-40 yrs. 
Above 40 yrs. 
3. Ethnicity
East Indian 
African 
Amerindian 
Other 
4. What is your marital status?
Single 
Married 
5. How long have you been a resident of the community?
1 yr. 
2 yrs. 
3 yrs. 
Over 3 yrs. 
6. What is your level of education?
Primary 
Secondary 
Tertiary 
None 

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7. Do you have any children?
Yes 
No 
8. How long have you been unemployed?
1 month 
2 months 
3 months 
Over 3 months 
9. What was the cause for you becoming unemployed?
Disability 
Health Issues 
Location of job 
Qualification 
Retrenchment 
Physiological problems 
No jobs available 
10. Do you think the government is responsible for you being unemployed?
Yes 
No 
11. Which type of unemployment do you think you fall under?
Structural 
Seasonal 
Frictional 
Cyclical 
Real wage 
None of the Above 
If none please
STATE:……………………………………………………………….........................

7. 12. Do you think that if more foreign investments are made in Guyana it will reduce
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unemployment?
Yes 
No 
13. Which of the following strategies do you think is best for reducing unemployment and in
return will have a tremendous impact on Guyana’s economy in a positive way?
A decrease in the amount of imports in the country 
Introduction of more foreign investment 
More infrastructural development in the country 
Reduction in specialization and increase in technical and vocational training of
unemployed people 
14. Being unemployed how do you obtain financial assistance?
Borrowing from family members 
Personal savings 
Help from friend and neighbor 
Other 
15. Over the course of the last five years , do you think that the government of the country
has done enough to reduce unemployment?
Yes 
No 
16. How has unemployment affected the members of your community?
A fall in standard of living 
Poor living conditions 
A decline in your social status 
Other 
17. Do you think that by any chance the government is responsible for you being
unemployed?
Yes 
No 

8. 18. From you being aware of the high unemployment rate within your district how has the
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government responded to the situation?
Provide transportation to those who have problems getting to their jobs 
Provide training sessions for those who do not have the skill for the required job 
Support persons with financial difficulty 
Did nothing about it 
19. What will you suggest to the government to reduce unemployment in the country?
Please
state……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
20. What are the challenges faced by you as an individual within the community?
Decrease in the standard of living 
Decrease in your social status 
Difficulty in obtaining financial resources 
Others 

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PRESENTATION OF DATA
FIGURE 1
Causes of unemployment % of responses
Disability 6 %
Health issues 10 %
Location of jobs 18 %
Qualification 34 %
Retrenchment 2 %
Physiological problems 6 %
No jobs available 24 %
Causes of unemployment
6%
10%
34%
6% 2%
Pie chart showing the causes for unemployment. (%)
24%
18%
Disability
Health issues
Qualification
Retrenchment
physiological problems
no jobs available
location of jobs

10. Decrease in imports (20%)
More foreign investment (8%)
infrsatructural
development(26%)
reduction in specialization and
more training(44%)
all of the above mentioned(2%)
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FIGURE 2
Strategies for reducing unemployment % of responses
1. Decrease in the amount of
imports
2. Introduction of more
foreign investment
3. More infrastructural
development
4. Reduction in specialization
and increase in technical
and vocational training
among the population
5. All of the above mentioned
20 %
8 %
26 %
44 %
2%
Strategies for reducing unemployment
20%
8%
26%
44%
2%
Dough nut graph showing the strategies government could use to rreduce unemployment

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FIGURE 3
Means of obtaining financial assistance % of responses
Borrowing from family
Personal savings
Help from friends and family
other
42 %
38 %
6 %
14 %
WAYS OF OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
42%
38%
6%
14%
Column graph showing ways of obtaining financial assistance. (%)
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
WAYS OF OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
borrowing from family
members
Personal savings
Help from friends and
neighbours
Other

12. provide transportation
provide training
financila assistance
did nothing
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FIGURE 4
Government response % of responses
1. Provide public transportation for
those who have problems getting to
their jobs.
2. Providing training sessions for
those who do not have the skills for
their jobs.
3. Support persons with financial
assistance.
4. Did nothing about it.
14%
26%
6%
54%
GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
14%
26%
6%
54%
Pie Chart showing the response of government to unemployment

13. Decreasing standard of living
Difficulty in obtaining financial
assistance
Other
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FIGURE 5
Challenges faced % of responses
1. Decrease in standard of living
2. Decrease in your social status
3. Difficulty in obtaining
financial support
4. other
42%
22%
18%
18%
CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS
42%
22%
18%
18%
Derease in social status
Dough graph showing challenges faced by individuals.(%)

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INTERPRETATION &ANALYSIS OF DATA
Figure 1
-is a pie chart showing the causes of unemployment in the Mahaica village. It shows disability is
responsible for6% of the unemployed, health issues 10%, retrenchment 2%, psychological
problems 6%, location of job 18%, no job availability 24%, and qualification 34% which is the
highest. This is so because more persons are uneducated in this area.
Figure 2
-is a pie chart showing strategies that the government can use to reduce unemployment. It shows
that decrease in the amount of imports accounts for 20% of the suggestions, Introduction of more
foreign investment 8%, More infrastructural development 26%, Reduction in specialization and
increase in technical and vocational training among the population 44%,all of the strategies 2%.
This is so because most persons would like to be qualified for jobs they want.
Figure 3
-is a column graph showing ways in which unemployed persons in the Mahaica village obtain
financial assistance. It shows borrowing from family accounts for 42% of the responses, Personal
savings 38%, Help from friends and family 6%, and other means 14%.This is so because in the
Mahaica village you find that more than one families live together.
Figure 4
-is a pie chart showing the government respond to the high rate of unemployment. It shows that
provide public transportation for those who have problems getting to their jobs accounts for 14%
of the responses, providing training sessions for those who do not have the skills for their jobs
26%, support persons with financial assistance 6%, and did nothing about it got 54%. This is so
because there have been a high rate of unemployment in the Mahaica village for quiet some time
now and had seen no improvements at all.
Figure 5
-is a dough nut graph showing challenges faced by individuals in the Mahaica village. It shows
that decrease in standard of living accounts for 42%of the challenges faced, decrease in your
social status 22%, difficulty in obtaining financial support 18%, and other challenges 18%.This
is so because since persons are unemployed it has been hard to maintain there surroundings and
have little to non money to spend on their selves.

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FINDINGS
 Education is a major contributor to this Macro-economic problem.
 The job market is too small.
 The family is effective in combating the harmful effects of unemployment.
 Government is not doing much to combat unemployment.
 People who are unemployed experience a low standard of living sink to way below the
poverty line.
 Most people choose education to be the most effective method of combating
unemployment.

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RECOMMENDATIONS
 Major focus on education should be emphasized.
 The range of jobs on the market should be widen allowing persons to obtain a job.
 Family awareness should increase to show the importance of family in unemployed
person’s lives.
 The government should be aware of the unemployment problem within the country.
 There should be cooperation within the community to help those who are unemployed.