Two months ago, Marcelle used to work full time in an automobile manufacturing firm. "The factory where I used to work has closed because our market contracted so much, and so I was laid off. This is happening to people all over the country-all you see in the papers is that economic growth has fallen and incomes across the country have fallen. I have been looking very hard for a new job, but have had no luck yet."
Marcelle's automobile manufacturing company is currently in the middle of an economic downfall. This would be labeled as cyclical unemployment because the world's economy goes up and down in cycles. Marcelle's employer entered a recession which led to the loss of his position with the company. The economy will eventually level out again, just as the cycle goes and Marcelle …show more content…
Computers are the future and without basic knowledge of computer's it will be extremely difficult to find and keep a job. Companies and technology will continue to advance and so should their employees. Education is essential and is something that never truly stops, everyday people learn something new. Beauvoir is unemployed thanks too structural unemployment which is defined as unemployment arising from technical change. A good example would be typewriters, although useful are no longer used with the advancement with computers. Beauvoir can simply take a beginner's course in computers and she should be able to defend herself in the workforce. Beauvoir would qualify for unemployment because her skill set is no longer needed, so the employer had to let them go to find someone that