Martha is looking for work as a electrical engineer. Her prospects are good but so far she has not taken a job. Jennifer is looking for work in a paper mill. Every time Jennifer shows up for an interview, there are more people looking for work than there are openings. She realizes that it has been that way for a long time.

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Martha is frictionally unemployed because she is between jobs and actively looking for work in her field, indicating her unemployment is temporary and part of the normal job search process. Jennifer is structurally unemployed due to a persistent mismatch between her skills and the job openings in her industry, as evidenced by the consistent oversupply of labor for the available positions in the paper mill industry.

Martha Is Looking for Work as a Electrical Engineer