An inner-city teenager without a high school diploma is unable to find work because all of the available jobs require a certain minimum reading skill level.Which of the following best characterizes the teenager's circumstances?

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The teenager is structurally unemployed, as they lack the necessary skills (reading ability) to qualify for available jobs. This is a structural issue in the labor market, as certain skills are increasingly required for many jobs, and those lacking them are effectively shut out of the workforce. A discouraged worker is someone who has given up actively looking for work, while a phantom unemployed person is someone who is counted as unemployed in statistics but isn't actually seeking work. Underemployed refers to someone who is working a job that doesn't fully utilize their skills or education.

An Inner-City Teenager Without a High School Diploma Is Unable