The three people described in the following table are categorized as unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Identify each person in the table as structurally, frictionally, or cyclically unemployed.

Unemployment Type

Structural

Frictional

Cyclical

Edison recently lost his job as a waiter at a local restaurant. A recent increase in the minimum wage keeps local employers from adding more of the low-skill positions for which he qualifies, so he has been unable to find work. He continues to look for a job, but he's considering going back to school for vocational training.
Hilary just moved with her husband to Portland, Oregon. She's looking for a job as a paralegal.
Automobile demand has fallen during a recent recession, and Maria has been laid off from her job on the assembly line.
The following table shows data on frictional, cyclical, structural, and total unemployment for an economy.

Unemployment Type Rate
(Percent)
Frictional 3.2
Cyclical 0.0
Structural 1.0
Total unemployment 4.2
True or False: This economy is not currently at its natural rate of unemployment.

True

False