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What type of unemployment is each of the following? Explain.

A. Sally gets laid off from her job due to a decline in sales.

B. Sally gets laid off due to computers taking over her tasks at work.

C. Sally gets temporarily laid off due to a seasonal decline in sales at her place of employment.

D. Bob gets laid off due to the outsourcing of his job.

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