The Best Example of a Frictionally Unemployed Worker Is One

question 118

Multiple Choice

The best example of a frictionally unemployed worker is one who

• A)reduces productivity by causing frictions in a business
• B)is laid off during a recessionary period in the economy
• C)is in the process of voluntarily switching jobs
• D)is discouraged and not actively seeking work
• E)cannot find a job that matches with his skills

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Definitions:

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act; a U.S. law that requires a payroll tax on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare.

Social Security

A government program providing economic assistance to people with an inadequate or no income.

Yellow-Dog Contracts

A type of employment agreement where the worker promises not to join a labor union during the term of employment.

Norris-LaGuardia Act

A 1932 U.S. federal law that limited the power of courts to issue injunctions against non-violent labor disputes and upheld workers' right to strike.