Unemployment Rates for Skilled Workers Compared to Unemployment Rates for Unskilled

question 92

Multiple Choice

Unemployment rates for skilled workers compared to unemployment rates for unskilled workers are:

• A) Lower, because skilled workers tend to be employed in less cyclically vulnerable industries, such as the services and nondurable goods industries
• B) Higher, because skilled workers tend to be employed in more cyclically vulnerable industries, such as the durable goods industry
• C) Higher, because businesses are less likely to retain the more costly skilled workers no matter what type of industry
• D) Lower, because skilled workers tend to be primarily employed by government at the local, state, and Federal levels

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