From Time to Time, the Demand for Workers Has Risen

question 38

Multiple Choice

From time to time, the demand for workers has risen in one region of Canada and fallen in another. Which of the following types of unemployment does this occurrence illustrate?

• A)frictional unemployment created by efficiency wages
• B)structural unemployment created by efficiency wages
• C)frictional unemployment created by sectoral shifts
• D)structural unemployment created by sectoral shifts

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