Match the letter from A to D to the (text) that apply ( ) people who are out of work for relatively long periods of time (due to technological or economic displacement or lack of skills) ( ) people who are out of work only during certain times of the year ( ) people who are out of work due to a downturn in the business cycle ( ) people who are between jobs or just entering the labor market A.Frictional Unemployment B.Structural Unemployment C.Cyclical Unemployment D.Seasonal Unemployment

Match the letter from A to D to the (text) that apply ( ) people who are out of work for relatively long periods of time (due to technological or economic displacement or lack of skills) ( ) people who are out of work only during certain times of the year ( ) people who are out of work due to a downturn in the business cycle ( ) people who are between jobs or just entering the labor market A.Frictional Unemployment B.Structural Unemployment C.Cyclical Unemployment D.Seasonal Unemployment

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Chapter6: Business Cycles And Unemployment

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