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Unemployment and Economic Growth Among the Youth in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality

Kembabazi Mackline, Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Dr Aiyo Gracious Kazaara, Kamugisha Nelson


Abstract

The major objective of this study lied in finding out whether there was a relationship between Unemployment and Economic Growth among the youth in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District. Other objectives included: To find out the level of Unemployment among the youth in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District and to find out the level of Economic Growth in Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District. The study employed a qualitative and quantitative research design and simple random probability sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain a sample size 80 respondents of from Kisoro Municipality, Kisoro District using solvin’s formula. Data was analyzed by use of Microsoft excel and presented in form of graphs, frequency distribution tables and pie chart. SPSS Software was used to analyze data in the study. The researcher found out that there is a strong positive relationship between Unemployment and Economic Growth at r = 0. 705, this implies that the level of Unemployment greatly affects the level of Economic Growth of any area. This is because when people are not employed, they remain poor hence failing to meet their personal basic needs, this in turn makes them not to involve in activities that leads to the growth and development of their society which eventually retards/hinders economic growth of the area. The researcher also concluded from the findings that the level of unemployment is high due to high research.miu.ac.ug/publications Metropolitan Journal of Social and Educational Research (MJSER) ISSN 1813-4262 (Print) ISSN 1813-4270 (online) Vol. 2 Issue 2, May - 2023, Pages: 1086-1092 rates of gambling and illiteracy among the youth in the Kisoro Municipality.

Keywords

unemployment and economic growth
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

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Kembabazi Mackline, Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Dr Aiyo Gracious Kazaara & Kamugisha Nelson (2023). Unemployment and Economic Growth Among the Youth in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(5). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1549

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