The unemployment of anthracite coal miners following the conversion of home heating to oil and gas is an example of
A) underemployment.
B) cyclical unemployment.
C) structural unemployment.
D) frictional unemployment.
E) unemployment caused by the short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment.

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The displacement of anthracite coal miners due to the shift to oil and gas as the primary sources for home heating represents a structural unemployment, which is a type of unemployment resulting from the changing structure of an economy whereby certain jobs are no longer in demand due to technological advances, consumer preferences or globalization etc.

The Unemployment of Anthracite Coal Miners Following the Conversion of Home