Meredith is looking for work as a computer programmer.Although her prospects are good she hasn't yet taken a job.Julie is looking for work in a steel mill.Every time she shows up for an interview there are more people looking for work than their are openings.Someone waiting in line with her tells her its been that way a long time.
A)Meredith and Julie are both frictionally unemployed.
B)Meredith and Julie are both structurally unemployed.
C)Meredith is frictionally unemployed, and Julie is structurally unemployed.
D)Meredith is structurally unemployed, and Julie is frictionally unemployed.

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Meredith is experiencing frictional unemployment because she has not yet taken a job despite good prospects. This type of unemployment is typically short-term and occurs when workers are in-between jobs or searching for better opportunities. Julie, on the other hand, is experiencing structural unemployment because there are more people looking for work in the steel mill than there are openings. This type of unemployment is more long-term and occurs when there is a mismatch between the skills of available workers and the requirements of available jobs.

Meredith Is Looking for Work as a Computer Programmer