Cyclical unemployment arises when

A. unskilled or low-skilled workers find it difficult to obtain desirable, long-term jobs.
B. output and employment are below full-employment levels.
C. labor must be reallocated from industries that are shrinking to areas that are growing.
D. workers must search for suitable jobs and firms must search for suitable workers.


Answer: B

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