Answer to Question #147936 in Macroeconomics for Nosi

Question

Mr Brown has recently been retrenched. The firm he worked for had to retrench
a number of staff due to the downturn in the economy. Mr Brown has not
managed to find alternative employment. We can say he is a what emplyment

Answer 1

This is a mismatch of the skills. The skills that employer wants, employee does not have. So we can say, he is structurally unemployed.