A Man Is Fired from His Job Because He Was

question 153

Multiple Choice

A man is fired from his job because he was late for work too many times. While he is searching for another job he would be classified as

• A) not in the labor force because his employer had a legitimate reason for firing him.
• B) structurally unemployed.
• C) cyclically unemployed.
• D) frictionally unemployed.

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