The labourers displaced due to assembly-line automation may not have the skills needed to operate the computerized machines that replaced them. This is an example of which type of unemployment?
A) cyclical
B) operational
C) frictional
D) structural

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The scenario of displacement due to automation resulting in a lack of necessary skills for operating the new computerized machines is an example of structural unemployment, which occurs due to a mismatch between the skills possessed by workers and the job openings available in the market.

The Labourers Displaced Due to Assembly-Line Automation May Not Have