Match each type of employment with its definition.

Question

Column A
1.

Unemployment resulting from mismatches between employer needs and employee skills.:

Unemployment resulting from mismatches between employer needs and employee skills.

2.

Unemployment associated with the highs and lows of the business cycle.:

Unemployment associated with the highs and lows of the business cycle.
3.

Unemployment associated with workers who are between jobs.:

Unemployment associated with workers who are between jobs.

Column B
a. frictional unemployment
b. structural unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment

Answer 1

1. b. structural unemployment
2. c. cyclical unemployment
3. a. frictional unemployment