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The demand for ice-cream is lower outside of summer causing lower demand for ice-cream salesman if they cannot find other work, this is called _______ unemployment?

Correct answer: C. seasonal

  • A. Regional
  • B. structural
  • C. seasonal
  • D. demand-deficient

Explanation

Seasonal unemployment occurs when demand for certain work changes predictably during the year, as with ice-cream sales outside summer. Structural unemployment instead results from a mismatch between workers’ skills and available jobs.

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