UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES IN NIGERIA

Unemployment phenomena in Nigeria has been very disturbing for some years now. This paper discussed the concept of unemployment, Types of unemployment, unemployment and Business Education, Goals of Business Education, State of unemployment in Nigeria, Causes of unemployment among Business Education graduates and the effects of unemployment on Business Education graduates. The paper implicated poor pre-employment preparation of Business Education graduates, shortage of qualified lecturers, poor and obsolete equipment and inadequate facilities, unworkable government policies among others as the central issues responsible for the state of unemployment of Business Education graduates. It was recommended that the gap between pre-employment training of Business Education graduates and the demands of labour market be bridged among others for policy packaging in Nigeria with fragile economy