Types of Unemployment
List the four types of unemployment. Under each one give a brief example, from your work-life, or the work life of someone you know, of experiencing that particular type of unemployment. Make sure that your explanation is detailed enough so it is clear to the reader which type of unemployment you were experiencing. Below is an example from my work life.
Cyclical:
After graduating from the University of California at Santa Cruz, I decided to enter the labor force and test drive my new bachelor’s degree. This job search, unfortunately, was taking place at the start of the 1991 recession. I remember looking through the classified advertisements and seeing very few job openings. I also remember visiting UCSC’s career services center and seeing about 20 desperate graduates crowded around one rather large bulletin board, frantically copying down the job information from the five job postings.
