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) job leaver
B) entrant/reentrant
C) cyclically unemployed
D) structurally unemployed

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This scenario is an example of structural unemployment, which occurs when there is a mismatch between the skills that workers in the economy can offer and the skills demanded by employers. The employee was replaced by a robot, indicating a shift in the skills required for the job that the employee could not meet.

How Would You Best Describe a Manufacturing Employee Who Has