ABSTRACT

A lot of students are graduating every year from our institutions and stay without jobs. The study was geared towards examining the awareness and utilization of government programmes on unemployment by youth in Nigeria with a particular reference to Nsukka Local Government Area, of Enugu state. The study also employed the cross sectional survey research design. A sample size of 300 respondents was chosen for the study. The instrument for collecting data was the questionnaire. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed to the respondent. The hypotheses formulated in the study were tested using the chi-square(X2). The questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS percentages. The findings from the study revealed that-: 1. Youth with higher level tend to be more knowledgeable about government unemployment programmes than those with lower level of education. 2. The male gender does have more access to government unemployment programmes than the female youth. 3. Youth who have benefited from the government unemployment programmes sees it more beneficial than those who have not.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page-----------------------i

Approval page---------------------ii

Dedication-----------------------iii

Acknowledgement---------------------iv

Abstract-----------------------vi

List of tables----------------------viii

Table of contents--------------------ix

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background to the study-----------------1

1.2 Statement of the problem-----------------2

1.3 Research questions-------------------3

1.4 Objectives of the study-------------------4

Significance of the study-----------------5

1.6 Operationalization of concepts-----------------5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 An overview of unemployment-----------------7

2.2 Youth unemployment-------------------9

2.3 Unemployment programmes in Nigeria---------------10

2.4 The Effects of unemployment-----------------14

2.5 Measures to curb unemployment among youth-------------16

2.6 The role of social workers in unemployment reduction----------18

2.7 Review of relevant theories-----------------20

2.8 Theoretical framework-------------------26

2.9 Study hypotheses-------------------27

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Study design---------------------28

3.2 Study area---------------------28

3.3 Study population-------------------29

3.4 Sample size -- ----   ------------         --          --        - 29

3.5 Sampling technique--        --         --         --         --          --          --        --           --        -29

3.6 Methods of data collection-----------------30

3.7 Method of data analysis-------------------30

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Demographic variables of the respondents-------------31

4.2 Specific issues of the study-----------------34

4.3 Test of hypotheses-------------------44

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

5.1 Summary of findings-------------------47

5.2 Recommendations-------------------48

5.3 Conclusion---------------------49

5.4 Implications of findings to social work practice-----------50

5.5 Limitations of the study-------------------51

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