If a person loses her job because her abilities and skills are a poor match with current requirements of employers, this person is considered
A) structurally unemployed.
B) frictionally unemployed.
C) a discouraged worker.
D) seasonally unemployed.

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Structural unemployment occurs when a person's skills and abilities are no longer in demand by employers or when there are changes in the structure of the economy that make certain jobs obsolete. In this case, the person lost their job due to a poor match of skills, indicating structural unemployment.

If a Person Loses Her Job Because Her Abilities and Skills