frictional unemployment

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noun

those people who are in the process of moving from one job to another and who therefore appear in the unemployment statistics collected at any given time

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How to use frictional unemployment in a sentence

Last year, it let an unemployment extension for the long-term jobless expire during the holidays.
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For much of the past half century, the rustbelt states suffered high levels of unemployment.
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Youth unemployment currently stands at over 50 percent, and that in a country where half the population is under the age of 18.
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This in a state that has a near record-low unemployment of 4.4 percent.
What the Hell Happened in Vermont?!|Stuart Stevens|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For men of the same age and educational background, the unemployment figure is just 5.8 percent.
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"Unemployment," in the case of the willing and able becomes henceforth a social crime.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
And then I suppose hell be out of work over there, and we shall be hearing of the unemployment in the Colonies!
Chains|Elizabeth Baker
If I could only do something—solve the unemployment problem or make some grand gesture—in answer to all this.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
That step would be to learn how labor can enrich itself and do away with strikes and unemployment.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
Then some day comes the unemployment crisis, and a wave of revolt sweeping over the country.
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