Sectoral shifts, frictional unemployment, and job searches Suppose the world price of cotton rises substantially. The demand for labor among cotton-producing firms in Texas will . The demand for labor among textile-producing firms in South Carolina, for which cotton is an input, will . The temporary unemployment resulting from such sectoral shifts in the economy is best described as unemployment. Suppose the government wants to reduce this type of unemployment. Which of the following policies would help achieve this goal? a. Establishing government-run employment agencies to connect unemployed workers to job vacancies
b. Offering recipients of unemployment insurance benefits a cash bonus if they find a new job within a specified number of weeks
c. Increasing the benefits offered to unemployed workers through the government's unemployment insurance program