Question

Which of the following people are structurally unemployed? Select all answer options that apply. Choose one or more: A. A worker on an assembly line loses her job when the company outsources jobs to China. B. Two employees of a tax accounting firm are laid off because new tax software has made it easier for people to do their own taxes. C. Your mechanic closes his shop because recent advances in technology mean that cars need much less servicing, and he doesn’t have enough work to keep the business open. D. A newspaper photographer loses his job due to decreased circulation of the physical newspaper. His boss says more people are using the Internet to get their news. E. A seasonal drought causes some

Answer 1

Answer:

Structural unemployment is present in case of A, B, C, and D.

Explanation:

Structural unemployment refers to the situation when the workers are unemployed because of the mismatch between the skills they possess and the skills the employers are looking for.  

Unemployment caused by drought cannot be classified as structural unemployment. The rest of the examples involves cases of structural unemployment.