O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/11 · May/June 2010 · Q311 Mark

What name is given to the type of unemployment that occurs while people search for new jobs?

Acyclical

Bfrictional

Cresidual

Dstructural

✓ Correct answer

B: frictional

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Topic: Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Economics, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 31.

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