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A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions

by Safaa Alkatheri, Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 182 - Number 44
Year of Publication: 2019
Authors: Safaa Alkatheri, Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi
10.5120/ijca2019918568

Safaa Alkatheri, Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi . A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions. International Journal of Computer Applications. 182, 44 ( Mar 2019), 23-29. DOI=10.5120/ijca2019918568

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author = { Safaa Alkatheri, Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi },
title = { A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Mar 2019 },
volume = { 182 },
number = { 44 },
month = { Mar },
year = { 2019 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 23-29 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume182/number44/30446-2019918568/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2019918568 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi
%T A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 182
%N 44
%P 23-29
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Investments in training and education are one of the most important things that can help people acquire the required skills and knowledge for employment. However, in this changing environment, with a lot of emerging technologies, the major challenges facing many people is keeping up with the needed market skills and investing in upskills. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review using a content analysis approach to investigate the reasons for the unemployment problem across many countries and identifies proposed solutions and suggestions to handle this problem and particularly the problem of skills mismatch. The results indicated that the previous solutions were inadequate as they used reactive strategies, thus, people cannot respond quickly to change in the market and acquire the required skills immediately.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Mismatch skills gap skills mismatch unemployment.

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