9 . Types of unemployment

The three people described in the following table are categorized as unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Identify each person in the table as structurally, frictionally, or cyclically unemployed.

Unemployment Type	Structural	Frictional	Cyclical
Simone is a physician who has decided to relocate to California to be closer to her family. She is currently interviewing with several prestigious hospitals in the San Diego area.
Demand for new vehicles has fallen during a recent recession, and Ana has been laid off from her job at an automotive factory.
Rajiv left his job as an electrician when his wife took a position in another region. The quantity of electrical services demanded is considerably lower in the new region, in part because of high union-negotiated wages. He would like to work at the high union wage but remains unemployed due to a lack of electrician jobs.

The following table presents data on frictional, cyclical, structural, and total unemployment for an economy.

Unemployment Type	Rate
(Percent)
Frictional	3.8
Cyclical	0.0
Structural	1.1
Total unemployment	4.9

True or False: This economy is currently at its natural rate of unemployment.

True

False