Occupational pattern

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The growth of population in the last fifty years has had its impact on the occupational patterns. In developing countries, the number of dependents consisting of children and old people is in excess of working population. This means that each person in the working population has to support a large number of dependents. There is also growing unemployment among the youth, as the number of persons seeking employment is increasing faster than the number of jobs available. People seek employment in other countries where opportunities are available. Growing unemployment among the youth causes socail tensions, espcailly when they are educated unemployed. In develped countires as the population is not growing rapidly, the number of youth seeking employment is less than in the last decade. Therefore, persons entering the labour force are able to get jobs or get self employed. Though the number of dependent chidren is les, there are a large number of old people owing to greater longevity. The working population is more than the dependent population. Families are small in size and the standard of living is high.