An economy is most likely to experience a rise in cyclical unemployment when there is:
a decrease in the level of voluntary friction in the job market
a persistent negative output gap
an increase in the occupational mobility of labor
widespread adoption of capital-intensive production techniques
327 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 2.3 Economic performance, covering 2.3.1 Economic growth and the economic cycle, 2.3.2 Employment and unemployment, 2.3.3 Inflation and deflation, and 2.3.4 Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.