Brianne graduated from college and is looking for her first job. She received a degree in nursing from a well-regarded local university. Brianne has several leads and has heard the nursing market is still strong, so she is convinced that she will locate a good job in the near future. Brianne's current situation is an example of structural unemployment.

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Structural unemployment is caused by problems such as mismatches between the skills workers have and the skills employers need or due to restructuring within an industry. The description of Brianne situation is not consistent with this type of unemployment. Her situation is really an example of frictional unemployment. This type of unemployment refers to workers who have quit their job for personal reasons or those who are entering the labor market after being out of it to go to school or to raise a family.

Brianne Graduated from College and Is Looking for Her First