AS Paper 2, June 2025The UK Economy – Performance and Policies

AS Paper 2, June 2025, Q1(a)

Which one of the following best describes this cause of unemployment?

Multiple choice1 mark

Context

Between January 2020 and December 2020, the rate of unemployment in the UK increased from 3.9% to 5.2%. This was as a result of the UK economy experiencing a recession.

ACyclical
BFrictional
CSeasonal
DStructural

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