During the 1970s, When Handheld Calculators Became Popular and Replaced

question 98

Multiple Choice

During the 1970s, when handheld calculators became popular and replaced slide rules in performing computations, workers in the slide rule industry lost their jobs. These workers' unemployment status is

• A) frictional.
• B) cyclical.
• C) structural.
• D) natural.

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Worker Centers

Community-based and advocacy-focused organizations that provide support to workers who are often in low-wage jobs and not represented by a union.

Labor Markets

Economic markets where labor is traded, characterized by the demand and supply of labor force.

National Labor Relations Board

An agency of the US government tasked with implementing United States labor laws concerning collective bargaining and addressing unjust labor practices.

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Third party to collective bargaining who reports the reasons for a dispute, the views and arguments of both sides, and possibly a recommended settlement, which the parties may decline.