| Question | Answer |
| Alice left her job at Starbucks and is looking for work at a small local coffee house. | frictional unemployment
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Blaine left his nursing job at a hospital to work at his child's elementary school. | employed
| Claire graduated high school and has applied to a number of restaurants as a waitress. | frictional unemployment
| Deanna is an actress, but male comic book super hero movies are being cast. | structural unemployment
| Eric was fired from his job for misconduct and has stopped looking because he cannot get a good reference. | structural unemployment
| Frankie picked up a part time job while waiting for his new job at start in August. | employed
| Grace was let go as a secretary due to budget cuts. | cyclical
| Howie left the school district he were working for and has applied in 2 other districts this month. | frictional unemployment
| Izzy retired last fall and has been helping her daughter by watching her kids once a week for free. | not in the workforce
| Jake quit a factory job due to an injury and now works a few hours a week at the local library but wants more hours. | underemployed
| Kevin just started a 3 year commitment with the National Guard. | not in the workforce
| Lucy found part-time work at a craft store after leaving a warehouse job and is happy working part time. | employed
| Mallory is a full time graduate student. | not in the workforce
| Nancy has a graduate degree in mechanical engineering. She works full-time mowing lawns. | employed
| Olaf works as a snowman during the winter, but cannot find work in the summer months. | seasonal unemployment
| Paul was laid off from his previous job. He would very much like to work at any job, but, after looking for work for a year, has stopped looking for work. | discouraged
| Quinn is working 25 hours per week at a bookstore, and has no desire to work full time. | employed
| Raj has decided to take a year off from work to stay home with his daughter. | discouraged (not looking) |
