Question

Identify each person in the table as structurally, frictionally, or cyclically unemployed.unemployment typestructuralfrictionalcyclicalana is a real estate agent. house sales in her area have declined because the region has been going through a recession. she has no clients and is currently looking for a new full-time job.rajiv recently lost his job as a dishwasher. minimum-wage legislation keeps employers from adding more of the low-skill positions for which he qualifies, so he has been unable to find work.simone just moved with her husband to portland, oregon. she's looking for a job as a paralegal.

Answer 1

Alana's unemployment would be considered cyclical because the recession would be part of the business cycle. Rajiv, since the business will not expand, and is unqualified for higher-level positions, is an example of structural unemployment. Simone, since she is in the process of finding a new job, is an example of frictional unemployment.