South Carolina is facing budget cuts. The number of employees needs to be reduced over the next three years at all state agencies. The state decides to stop hiring new employees to fill vacated positions to comply with budgetary constraints. This approach is called

A. attrition.
B. natural turnover.
C. layoffs.
D. passive firing.
E. downsizing.


Answer: A

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