There is a huge difference between officially reported
unemployment and the actual number of the people unemployed. The
major shortcomings are as :
- Inaccurate data due to non recording of Cyclical and Frictional
unemployment. Suppose a person earns a graduate degree and starts
working as a data analyst, work for sometime and realizes that
there is a better scope of artificial intelligence and thus goes
for Master's degree in the same leading to unemplyment.
- Inaccurate recording of the data : Sometimes the data is not
being recorded properly and thus does not give a clear picture of
the state of the job market. Due to shortage of time, the complete
data is not being collected.
- Hiding the facts so as to get the unemployment benefits from
the government : Sometimes the person hides the fact of employment
and does not give a clear picture so as to get the unemployment
benefits from the government.