Which of the following best defines frictional unemployment?

Understanding Unemployment Types

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Unemployment caused by fluctuations in the business cycle
Unemployment due to workers changing jobs or entering the labor force
Unemployment resulting from workers lacking the skills for available jobs
Unemployment due to technological advances making some jobs obsolete
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of unemployment is often associated with downturns in the economy?
Frictional unemployment
Structural unemployment
Seasonal unemployment
Cyclical unemployment
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following individuals is experiencing structural unemployment?
A software engineer who quit his job to find a better one
A factory worker whose skills are no longer needed due to automation
A ski instructor who only works in winter
A student who is seeking employment for the first time
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of cyclical unemployment?
Mismatches between workers' skills and job requirements
Changes in the seasons
Economic recessions or downturns
An individual's choice to transition to another job
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of unemployment tends to be short-term and voluntary?
Cyclical unemployment
Frictional unemployment
Structural unemployment
Seasonal unemployment
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of seasonal unemployment?
A construction worker laid off during winter
An accountant unemployed after tax season
A farmworker who only works during harvest season
All of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Natural unemployment is the sum of which two types of unemployment?
Frictional and structural
Cyclical and seasonal
Cyclical and frictional
Structural and cyclical
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