The type of unemployment in which more people work than needed is known as

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Disguised unemployment

Seasonal unemployment

Underemployed over-employed

Over employed

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The type of unemployment in which more people work than are needed is known as disguised unemployment. Disguised unemployment is when a person can only find work for a particular period in a year. In this case, the person considers himself employed but is not working. For instance, agriculture is the main source of income in rural areas where large and medium farmers only hire casual labourers for a specific period. Such as, the time from sowing to harvesting crops is the busiest day requiring many workers. Most workers are employed this season and unemployed for the rest of the year.

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