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An individual has recently been fired from her job at a cellphone manufacturing plant. Her job consisted of testing cellphone components for defects, but the job has become automated by the company's purchase of industrial robots. She would like to find new work, but she will need to undergo significant training before she has the skill set that employers are looking for. What type of unemployment is this individual experiencing?(1 point)

frictional unemployment

cyclical unemployment

structural unemployment

natural unemployment

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structural unemployment

Her job was eliminated by a change in the economy/technology (automation), and she must retrain to gain the skills employers now want.