Michigan unemployment tops 15% The U.S. Department of Labor reported that Michigan's unemployment rate in June 2009 rose to 15.2%, becoming the first state in 25 years to suffer an unemployment rate exceeding 15%. Michigan has been battered by the collapse of the auto industry and the housing crisis and has had the highest unemployment rate in the nation for the past 12 months. Source: CNNMoney, July 17, 2009 Is this increased unemployment frictional, structural, or cyclical? Explain. The increased unemployment rate in Michigan is _____. A. structural, frictional, and cyclical, which are all due in part to the downturn in the U.S. economy B. cyclical that arises due to a downturn in the U.S. economy and frictional that arises due to changes in international competition C. structural that arises due to changes in international competition, and cyclical due to a downturn in the U.S. economy D. cyclical only, and is due to a downturn in the U.S. economy E. frictional that arises due to normal labor turnover