Identify which category of unemployment each of the following persons would belo
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Identify which category of unemployment each of the following persons would belong to:
Options: Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployments, Frictional Unemployment.
1. There has been a general economic slow-down. Because of weak demand, Andy Capp has lost his portering job at the docks.
2. Phil McCafferty, a newly qualified dental school graduate, is looking for a place to set up practice.
3. Coal miner Ned Ludd is thrown out of work by the introduction of a more mechanized production process.
4. Latosha Hogan, a computer programmer with a large bank, quit her job two months ago in search of a better-paid programming position. She is still looking.
5. A textile firm closes a plant in Texas and transfers production to a plant in South Carolina. The plant supervisor at the Texas plant is given the opportunity to move to South Carolina to become the plant supervisor. He turns down the opportunity because of family obligations
1. There has been a general economic slow-down. Because of weak demand, Andy Capp has lost his portering job at the docks.
2. Phil McCafferty, a newly qualified dental school graduate, is looking for a place to set up practice.
3. Coal miner Ned Ludd is thrown out of work by the introduction of a more mechanized production process.
4. Latosha Hogan, a computer programmer with a large bank, quit her job two months ago in search of a better-paid programming position. She is still looking.
5. A textile firm closes a plant in Texas and transfers production to a plant in South Carolina. The plant supervisor at the Texas plant is given the opportunity to move to South Carolina to become the plant supervisor. He turns down the opportunity because of family obligations
Explanation / Answer
1. Cyclical unemployment.
(Because, Andy has lost his job because of an economic recession)
2. Frictional unemployment.
(Jobs are available and Phil has to clinch a suitable position)
3. Structural unemployment.
(On account of technological change, Ned Ludd lost his job)
4. Frictional unemployment.
(Latosha is seeking a better placement, jobs available for her).
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