Question

Which of the following people is most likely to be structurally unemployed?

A. Brandon left his job as a short order cook and New Jersey to join as a short order cook in Madrid, New Mexico. He was unemployed for six weeks during the transition.

B. Mildred quit her job after giving birth to a child.

C. Clem, a skilled course at maker, lost his job when his factory shutdown due to a permanent reduction in the demand for corset.

D. Leonard, A ski resort manager was unemployed during summer due to a lack of tourists.

E. Danielle lost her job when the electronics assembly plant was shut down temporarily due to low product sales in a slump economy.

Answer 1

Structural unemployment is a kind of unemployment that occurs when there is a mismatch between the skills of the worker and the skills required for the jobs available.

Among the following people the person who is most likely to structurally unemployed is:

Clem, a skilled courset maker, lost his job when his factory shutdown due to a permanent reduction in the demand for corset.

Here Clem is unemployed because he is a skilled corset maker but there is no demand for corset makers in the market because of the permanent reduction in the demand of corset.