Meredith is looking for work as a computer programmer.Although her prospects are good,she has not 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 there are openings.Someone waiting in line with her tells her it has been that way for 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 frictionally unemployed because she has not yet taken a job, despite good prospects. Julie is structurally unemployed because there are more people looking for work in the steel mill than there are openings, indicating a structural mismatch between the skills of the job seekers and the requirements of the available jobs.

Meredith Is Looking for Work as a Computer Programmer