Which of the following is an example of a worker experiencing frictional unemployment?
A)A worker quits his job at the Post Office to find more interesting work.
B)A computer programmer loses her job because it is outsourced to India.
C)An employee is laid off because the economy is suffering a recession.
D)A United Airlines pilot loses her job because of lack of demand for air travel.

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Frictional unemployment occurs when a worker voluntarily leaves their job in search of a better opportunity. In this case, the worker at the Post Office is quitting to find more interesting work, which is a common example of frictional unemployment. The other options describe different types of unemployment, such as outsourcing (structural unemployment), recession-related layoffs (cyclical unemployment), and lack of demand in a specific industry (also structural unemployment).

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Worker