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cyclical unemployment

noun

periodic unemployment caused by fluctuations in the business cycle.

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Words nearby cyclical unemployment

cycle of erosion, cycle rickshaw, cyclery, cyclic, cyclical, cyclical unemployment, cyclic AMP, cyclic compound, cyclic GMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate, cyclic neutropenia
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British Dictionary definitions for cyclical unemployment

cyclical unemployment

noun

unemployment caused by fluctuations in the level of economic activity inherent in trade cycles
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