Business has never been better for Danny, owner of U2CanOwnAUsedCar Co. In fact, two months after the country was officially declared to be in a recession, he needed to hire another salesperson because of increased sales. He had no problem finding help: over fifty out-of-work new car salespeople sent in resumes in response to Danny’s ad in the Sunday classified.
Name That Type of Unemployment

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Social Studies
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11th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Karen Lewis
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Andy is a not-so-typical househusband who has spent the past fifteen years raising their boys Aidan, Caleb, and Hudson. Andy and his wife, Colleen, have agreed that the kids are old enough to take care of themselves and that Andy should start job hunting. Andy has some prior experience working as a pinball repairman.
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pieter, formerly a foreman at Mittal Steel, inc., has been out of work now for ten months. He became expendable the day MS, Inc. installed an industrial robot named Hans. Hans can do the work of twenty, needs no coffee breaks, makes no personal phone calls, seldom gets sick, and never insists on better working conditions.
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Amy was formerly employed by Timkens Steel Co. in Youngstown, Ohio. That was before Timkens merged with United Steel Corp in 1989. Once the merger was complete in June 1989, United moved all operations to its headquarters in Gary, Indiana. Amy’s job was eliminated since United streamlined its operations to increase their productivity. Amy is currently attending Youngstown State, taking courses in computer science.
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jean Valjean graduated from Our Lady of the Lake College three months ago. Although he has had several on-campus interviews, no job offers have yet been extended. Jean is confident that something will turn up soon and is considering working as a temp (a temporary secretary).
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Siddhartha got fed up with his job as a city bus driver and resigned two weeks ago. “Sid” feels he stands a good chance at being hired at Norodom’s Motorcoach, Inc., a private bus company that specializes in tours of the city. His best friend, Ram, is a supervisor at Norodom’s.
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Maryam Rafsanjani is a carpenter who was recently laid off from her job with Desert Construction Company. Faisal, the general contractor, blames the layoffs on the sluggish economy that has hit the city in the last three months. Maryam plans to apply at a frame shop at the mall for part-time work until the economy picks up.
Structural unemployment
Seasonal Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
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