Forecasting Agricultural Sector Employment in Iran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• A.R. Karbasi ¹
• H. Asnashari
• .A Aghel ²

¹ College of Agriculture, University of zobol

² College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.22067/jead2.v1387i2.1147

Abstract

Abstract
Agricultural sector is the most important sectors in the country which has a large share in total employment. The increasing supply of labor because population growth and low capacity of production cause the country with high rate of unemployment. Therefore, stand with this crisis is one of the most important works of government. In this study using Artificial Neural Network, the employment is forecasted by 1958-2004 data for 14 years later and results show that the trend of employment in agricultural sector in later years first is diminished and then increased.

Key words: employment, Agricultural sector, Forecasting , Artificial neural network

20.1001.1.20084722.1387.22.2.3.4

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