Don worked as a machinist all his life, and was recently laid off because his plant closed and the jobs were outsourced to India. There don't seem to be any machinist jobs in the area anymore. Don would be considered:

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Don is structurally unemployed because the industry he worked in (machinist) has declined in the area due to outsourcing. This is a long-term shift in the job market, making it difficult for him to find employment in his field. Frictional unemployment refers to temporary unemployment between jobs, real-wage unemployment occurs when wages are artificially high and discourage employers from hiring workers, and a discouraged worker has given up looking for employment.

Don Worked as a Machinist All His Life, and Was