Which worker is experiencing structural unemployment?
A bicycle mechanic is laid off when spending falls across the economy and repair shops lose customers.
A laboratory technician leaves one job and spends several weeks looking for a suitable vacancy.
A lifeguard is laid off each autumn when outdoor pools close until spring.
A newspaper typesetter loses their job as local printing firms close, and the vacancies available require different skills.
65 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 3.2 Low unemployment, covering 3.2.1 Employment and unemployment, 3.2.2 Measuring unemployment, 3.2.3 Calculate the unemployment rate, 3.2.4 Analyse unemployment figures, 3.2.5 Types of unemployment, and 3.2.6 Causes and consequences of unemployment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.