Question

Identify what type of unemployment each of the individuals faces.

1. James is an architect who has been laid off owing to a slump in the demand for property. He feels he will have to wait until the economy picks up before he can get a new job. James is facing Eric is an experienced project manager who lost his job at a tech start-up because the company's product failed to become popular. He is confident he can get a new job and has already rejected a number of offers.
2. Eric is facing Craig lost his job several months ago. He is having a hard time finding a job that pays him more than unemployment insurance does.
3. Craig is facing Sarah is a recent economics graduate who is entering a difficult labor market, due to a severe recession. She is continuing to look for work but is having a hard time getting interviews.
4. Sarah is facing Hamid has just graduated as a lawyer from an esteemed law school. He is confident of getting a job and has already refused a few lower‑paying jobs.
5. Hamid has just graduated as a lawyer from an esteemed law school. He confident of getting a job and has already refused a few lower paid jobs.

Answer 1

1.James - CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT

Eric frictional unemployment

2.Craig - structural unemployment

3. Sarah cyclical unemployment

4. Hamid - frictional unemployment.

Step-by-step explanation:

structural unemployment is an unemployment that occurs as a result of changes in the economy. These changes can be as a result of changes in technology, polices or competition . Structural unemployment tends to be permanent.

Frictional unemployment . the period of time a person is unemployed from the period he leaves his current job and the time he gets another job.

Voluntary unemployment : e.g. worker at a fast-food restaurant who quits work and attends college.

Cyclical unemployment : it occurs as a result of fluctuations in the economy. Unemployment would be high in a downturn and low in a boom