In 2015 Joe was employed as an instrument technician at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Due to a decrease in demand, Joe was laid off in January of 2016. After searching unsuccessfully for employment for 5 months, Joe became discouraged and stopped looking for a job. What type of unemployment did Joe experience in the second half of 2016?

Group of answer choices

Structural unemployment

Frictional unemployment

Cyclical unemployment

This is not unemployment