Question

Meredith is looking for work as a computer programmer. Although her prospects are good, she hasn't yet taken a job. Julie is looking for work in a steel mill, but there aren’t many job ads for steel workers and every time she shows up for an interview, there are any more people than openings. Which statement best describes the nature of their unemployment?

​a. ​Meredith and Julie are both frictionally unemployed.
​b. ​Meredith and Julie are both structurally unemployed.
​c. ​Meredith is frictionally unemployed, and Julie is structurally unemployed.
​d. ​Meredith is structurally unemployed, and Julie is frictionally unemployed.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

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. Meredith is searching for a job. Thus she is frictionally unemployed.

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.

There seems to be a reduction in the demand for steel workers. Thus, Julie is structurally unemployed