ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

BUSINESS CYCLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Steve can type 100 words a minute, yet he can’t find a job as a secretary. What type of unemployment is this?
A
Cyclical
B
Frictional
C
Structural
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, employees who produce a specialty clothing product that suddenly is no longer a trend might lose their position producing this specific product, causing structural unemployment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structural unemployment is a form of involuntary unemployment caused by a mismatch between the skills that workers in the economy can offer, and the skills demanded of workers by employers (also known as the skills gap).

Detailed explanation-3: -What are the main types of unemployment? There are three main types of unemployment – cyclical, structural and frictional unemployment. In practice, these cannot be measured directly, and they can often overlap, but they provide a useful way of thinking about unemployment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Structural unemployment is when workers experience unemployment for a long period of time as a result of structural changes in an economy and its labor force. Structural unemployment can be caused by massive changes within an industry, such as the manufacturing industry moving jobs overseas.

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