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)

Question

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)
Responses

cyclical unemployment
cyclical unemployment

natural unemployment
natural unemployment

frictional unemployment
frictional unemployment

structural unemployment

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The individual is experiencing **structural unemployment**. This type of unemployment occurs when there is a mismatch between the skills that workers have and the skills that are needed for available jobs, often due to changes in the economy such as technological advancements, which is the case here with the automation of her job.