Normally, when we think of employed people, we imagine those who work all year. However, this isn’t always the case. For example, in agriculture, work is seasonal, meaning there are times when more labour is needed, such as during planting and harvesting. During these peak seasons, employment rises, and rural areas have little to no unemployment.
However, after these busy times, many agricultural workers, especially those who don’t own land or have very little land, become unemployed. This type of unemployment is called “seasonal unemployment” because people only have jobs during certain times of the year and are without work for the rest of it.
If these workers leave their villages to look for jobs elsewhere during the off-season, there won’t be enough people to work when the next peak season comes around, which can reduce productivity.
Seasonal employment is most common in farming, but it also exists in some industries like tea, sugar, and jute, which depend on agriculture. Workers in these industries are hired during busy times and may lose jobs after the peak season. As a result, many agricultural labourers migrate from poorer farming areas to more developed regions to find seasonal work.
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