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A mismatch between the geographic location of workers and the location of job openings would result in which type of unemployment?

Multiple Choice

• wait

• cyclical

• frictional

• structural

Answer 1

Unemployment is defined as a person who is of working age actively looking for a job but has not found any paid vacancies or self-employment during the period in consideration. There are three types of unemployment. These are structural unemployment, frictional unemployment, and cyclical unemployment.

Given the options:

• The wait is not a type of unemployment.
• Cyclical unemployment occurs when people become unemployed due to cyclical fluctuations in the economy due to a lack of demand.
• Frictional unemployment occurs due to movement between jobs by the workers.
• Structural unemployment occurs due to structural mismatch between jobs offered and the skill of the worker. This can also occur due to mismatch in the job offered in a particular location and current location of matched skilled workers.

Therefore, the correct option is: Structural