Final answer:
The main source of increased unemployment is the job losses in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and the type of unemployment is cyclical as it is related to a downturn in economic demand characteristic of a recession.
Step-by-step explanation:
The main source of increased unemployment, according to the news clip that states employers have reduced jobs for six consecutive months with job losses concentrated in manufacturing and construction, might be losses in these specific sectors. The main type of increased unemployment, in this case, is likely cyclical unemployment, which occurs when there is not enough demand for goods and services in the economy at large, leading to a general cutback in the workforce. Cyclical unemployment tends to occur during recessions, which fits the context of the provided scenario as both manufacturing and construction have been 'badly battered in the recession'. This type of unemployment contrasts with structural unemployment, which is caused by shifts in the economy that create a mismatch between the skills workers have and the skills needed for available jobs, and frictional unemployment, which occurs when people are in between jobs or are entering the workforce for the first time.