Unemployment Scenarios

You finished college and earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration. You have applied for several jobs and are waiting to hear back.

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You completed a certification program in information technology. You have found a full‐time position at a local business.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You worked for a company that makes music CDs. With the increase in consumers downloading music, your company has filed bankruptcy. You are out of a job.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You worked as a bank teller. In recent years, more people use electronic payments instead of cash. Because of this decline in volume, the bank discontinued your position.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You work for a clothing manufacturer that has excessive inventory. You have been laid off until things pick up.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You take a part time job over the summer at a grocery store. They inform you it's just to do a reset of the store, which will then go away.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You worked in technical support for a large computer company. The company outsourced this service to a company overseas, so you are out of a job.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You worked for a company that supplies the automobile industry. Car sales are down and production has slowed. You have been laid off until things pick up.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You are a carpenter. Business is slow for the contractor you work for, and he has had to lay you off until things pick up.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed

You completed your medical degree and will start work at a local hospital next month.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Employed