Types of Unemployment
Raquel was laid off at the Toyota plant because the weak economy has meant fewer people are buying new cars. Her supervisor has assured her that she will be rehired if the economy gets better.
Cyclical
Slumping sales lead to the cashier being laid off.
Cyclical
Workers are laid off when the local manufacturing paint closes because the products are not selling as forecasted.
Cyclical
Jamal has been working 3 hours a day after school at the local convenience store.
Employed
A literary editor leaves her job in Sydney to look for a new job in Melbourne.
Frictional
An individual refuse to work for minimum wage.
Frictional
An unemployed university graduate is looking for his first job.
Frictional
Samantha recently quit her job at the landscaping business and has been trying to get hired at Flower Power, but has not received a reply to her application.
Frictional
Jane has been looking for work after the completion of her recovery program.
Hard Core
Renee who suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome is looking for administrative work for the past 6 months.
Hardcore
Margaret doesn't have a job, but has been looking for work since last July. Recently she decided to stop searching for a job until the economy improves.
Hidden
Joe unable to find a job for 1.5 years after he was let go from the mine.
Long term
Dr. Chan recently sold his medical practice and has retired to a house in the mountains.
Out of the Labour Force
Freddy has been working on the weekends for his mom's restaurant. Rather than paying Freddy a wage, his mom has agreed to make his monthly car payment.
Out of the Labour Force
Tina has decided to not get a job after school because she wants to improve her grades in her HSC.
Out of the Labour Force
When Dorothy had children, she decided to quit her job in advertising to stay home and raise them until they start school.
Out of the Labour Force
Katie works during the summer as beach life guard at Bondi.
Seasonal
Max has been working as fruit picker in Orange during his summer holiday.
Seasonal
A high school graduate lacks the skills necessary for a particular job.
Structural
A skilled glass blower becomes unemployed when a new machine does her job faster.
Structural
Advances in technology make the assembly-line worker's job obsolete.
Structural
Eric has worked in the tobacco fields since he was a little kid. Because fewer people are smoking, demand for tobacco has fallen, and Eric can no longer find work in this occupation.
Structural
Luis has been searching for a full-time job in marketing, but has only been able to find a part-time job at the grocery store.
Underemployed
A computer programmer is laid off because of the recession.
Cyclical
Fred Flintstone was laid off at the quarry because the nation is suffering from a recession
cyclical
Sam I Am was laid off after orders for green eggs and ham decline greatly following last years stock market crash
cyclical
The Easter Bunny is looking for job since he ran out of eggs when they became scarce eggs during the current recession
cyclical
Mickey Mouse voluntarily quit his job at Disney and has decided to seek a job driving trucks
frictional
Ronald McDonald, who just graduated from clown school, is looking to find his first real job.
frictional
The tooth fairy decide to look for a better job because she was just no getting enough money
frictional
Frosty the Snowman is expecting to be out of work shortly following the last big snow of the year
seasonal
Scooby Dooby is looking for a job during the winter since Kings Island is closed until spring
seasonal
Paul Bunyan lost his job as a lumberjack because the timber company he works for decided to just buy chainsaws
structural
Peter Pan was fired from his job at the Peanut Butter factory because he is being replaced by RoboCop (ahighly efficient peanut butter machine)
structural