Confronting Unemployment Phenomenon in Society

Abstract

This study aimed to shed light on the unemployment phenomenon in society and confronting it based on the Malaysian experience, to achieve the objectives of the study, it was divided into two parts, so that the first section dealt with theoretical aspects of unemployment in society, its definition, causes, types, the second section dealt with the analysis of the Malaysian experience in combating unemployment through analyzing the levels of employment and unemployment, and the strategy followed by Malaysia in combating unemployment. The study concluded that Malaysia combated unemployment through several development programs focused on supporting poor class of people and creating job positions, as well as encouraging the local industry, Malaysia also succeeded by its imitation of Japanese model and its principles based on liking work and patriotism. The study also concluded that Algeria, in turn, suffers from unemployment and it can implement Malaysia’s strategy to reduce unemployment rate to the lowest possible level.