How would you best describe a manufacturing employee who has been fired because he was replaced by a robot (new technology) and does not have the skills necessary to help operate the robot?
A) entrant/reentrant
B) structurally unemployed
C) job leaver
D) cyclically unemployed

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The employee is structurally unemployed because his job was eliminated due to the introduction of new technology (the robot) which he does not have the skills to operate. This is a type of unemployment that occurs as a result of changes in the structure of an industry or economy, such as technological advancements.

How Would You Best Describe a Manufacturing Employee Who Has