In what ways does unemployment hurt the economy

Nation loses goods and services that the unemployed would produce if they were working

Unemployment in an economy hurts the flow of goods, services and money. If enough goods and services aren't provided for a consumer, then there will be less money to put to use. An example of this is that in Venesuela, there is so much poverty that people can't hold jobs, so just a bag of dog food and can be around $200.