Unit 3: Types of Unemployment

Type of unemployment that occurs when someone has job skills that no one wants.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

People who are laid off as a result of a contracting economy. 

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Some people are unemployed at certain times of the year because of the industry they are in.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

When an individual searches for a job that is a good fit, but they choose to be unemployed. 

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Fred Flintstone was laid off from the Quarry because the nation is suffering from a recession.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Ronald McDonald, who just graduated from Clown School, is looking to find his first real job.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Scooby Doo is looking for a job during the winter since Kings Island is closed until Spring.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Paul Bunyan lost his job as a lumberjack because the timber company he works for decided to just buy chainsaws.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Frosty the Snowman is expecting to be out of work shortly following the last big snow of the year.

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

Mickey Mouse voluntarily quit his job at Disney & has decided that he will seek a job as a truck driver

• Frictional

• Structural

• Cyclical

• Seasonal