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frictional unemployment

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Definition of frictional unemployment

: the temporary unemployment of resources (as labor) resulting from job changes, imbalance of factors of production, or short term lack of mobility preventing continuous employment

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“Frictional unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frictional%20unemployment. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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