Unemployment

a woman who lost her job due to a decrease in sales during a recession in the economy is...

• frictionally unemployed

• technologically unemployed

• structurally unemployed

• cyclically unemployed

Farm helpers are unemployed when the cropping season is over

• frictional

• Structural

• seasonal

• cyclical

a student who just graduated from college and is waiting to start their new job is...

• frictionally unemployed

• technologically unemployed

• structurally unemployed

• cyclically unemployed

Seasonal unemployment

• Describes recent college graduates

• Is a result of changes in technology

• Is predictable

• Slows the economy Slows the economy

Cyclical unemployment

• Describes recent college graduates

• Describes employees moving from one job to another

• Lasts longer than 6 months

• Increases inflation

If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered

• frictionally unemployed

• cyclically unemployed

• structurally unemployed

• dissatisfiededly unemployed

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an unemployed person?

• He/she does not work

• He/she is laid off from a job in the succeeding months

• He/she has made specific efforts to find a job

• He/she is undergoing a career change

Unemployment due to people who lose their jobs due to recession are said to be cyclical unemployed.

• False

• True

Workers who quit their jobs to find another job is an example of frictional unemployment

• False

• True

People who are temporarily out of job are said to be frictionally unemployed

• False

• True