CAIE A-Level Economics 9.3.3 Voluntary and Involuntary Unemployment

CAIE A-Level Economics 9.3.3 Voluntary and Involuntary Unemployment
Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics 9708 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise distinguishing voluntary unemployment driven by search or incentives from involuntary unemployment where willing workers cannot find jobs because labour demand is…

How this is tested

  • classify frictional job search or refusal at the prevailing wage as voluntary unemployment
  • classify active jobseekers unable to find work during negative growth as involuntary unemployment

Question 22

[Maximum number: 1]

Which type of unemployment can be classified as voluntary?

A

cyclical

B

frictional

C

structural

D

technological