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John is a stockbroker. He has had several job offers, but he has turned them down because he thinks he can find a firm that better matches his tastes and skills. Curtis has looked for work as an accountant for some time. While the demand for accountants doesn't appear to be falling, there seems to be more people applying than jobs available:_________

a. John and Curtis are both frictionally unemployed.
b. John and Curtis are both structurally unemployed.
c. John is frictionally unemployed, and Curtis is structurally unemployed.
d. John is structurally unemployed, and Curtis is frictionally unemployed.

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Answer: John is frictionally unemployed, and Curtis is structurally unemployed.

Step-by-step explanation:

John is frictionally unemployed because he is in the process of moving from one job to another and there is a high possibility he would secure his desired job, while Curtis is structurally unemployed because of the general unavailability of accounting jobs.

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