Are the following workers more likely toexperience short-term unemployment or long-termunemployment? Explain.a. a construction worker who is laid off because ofbad weatherb. a manufacturing worker who loses his job at aplant in an isolated areac. a stagecoach-industry worker who is laid offbecause of competition from railroadsd. a short-order cook who loses his job when a newrestaurant opens across the streete. an expert welder with little formal education wholoses his job when the company installs automaticwelding machinery

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Are the following workers more likely to
experience short-term unemployment or long-term
unemployment? Explain.
a. a construction worker who is laid off because of
bad weather
b. a manufacturing worker who loses his job at a
plant in an isolated area
c. a stagecoach-industry worker who is laid off
because of competition from railroads
d. a short-order cook who loses his job when a new
restaurant opens across the street
e. an expert welder with little formal education who
loses his job when the company installs automatic
welding machinery

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