答案和详解如下： 6.Cyclical unemployment is closely associated with: A) long-term economic growth. B) fluctuations in the natural rate of unemployment. C) short-run fluctuations in the economy. D) lags in the time needed for workers to obtain skills demanded by employers. The correct answer was C) Cyclical unemployment is caused by a change in the general level of economic productivity and occurs when the economy is not operating at full employment. Like a recession, cyclical unemployment is a short-run phenomenon. Frictional and structural unemployment exist even when the economy is operating a full employment, and thus are considered long-run types of unemployment. 7.Which type of unemployment describes situations where qualified workers are not immediately matched with existing job openings? A) Structural. B) Cyclical. C) Frictional. D) Elastical. The correct answer was C) Frictional unemployment will prevent qualified workers from being immediately matched with existing job openings. Two causes are imperfect information and the job search conducted by both employers and employees. 8.At full employment: A) structural unemployment is zero. B) frictional unemployment is zero. C) the overall unemployment rate is zero. D) cyclical unemployment is zero. The correct answer was D) When the economy is operating at less than full capacity, positive levels of cyclical unemployment will be present. At levels above full capacity negative cyclical unemployment will exist. 9.Which type of unemployment describes a situation where workers who have been laid off due to economic changes and they are unable to find work due to a lack of education or the necessary skills to move into another available job? A) Structural. B) Frictional. C) Cyclical. D) Skills related. The correct answer was A) Structural unemployment is due to structural changes in the economy that eliminate some jobs while generating job openings for which unemployed workers are not qualified. Cyclical unemployment is when the economy is operating at less than full capacity. 10.When individuals are unemployed because they do not have perfect information concerning available jobs, this is: A) frictional unemployment. B) structural unemployment. C) cyclical unemployment. D) natural unemployment. The correct answer was A) Frictional unemployment exists because workers and employers do not have perfect information and must expend time and resources on search activities. | 
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