Carol Is an Autoworker Who Was Laid Off When the Last

question 63

Multiple Choice

Carol is an autoworker who was laid off when the last factory in the area shut down. She has looked everywhere for another job as an autoworker, but cannot find one. Carol is:

• A) frictionally unemployed.
• B) structurally unemployed.
• C) real-wage unemployed.
• D) a discouraged worker.

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