Frictional unemployment
What Frictional unemployment means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A type of unemployment involving workers moving between jobs, a natural part of a dynamic economy as workers search for better-suited roles.
The temporary transition period when workers are moving between jobs.
Topics that use Frictional unemployment
- Employment and unemployment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cyclical unemployment
- Seasonal unemployment
- Structural unemployment
- Unemployment
- Claimant Count
- Employment
- Labour Force Survey (LFS)
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