Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Chris Ryan / Getty Images Frictional and structural unemployment are two ...

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In my last post, I wrote about the longer than usual time period I think it will take for unemployment to return to its normal, or full employment level, but I didn't define what normal unemployment ...

As I noted in a previous post, economists define three types of unemployment: frictional, structural, and cyclical: Frictional unemployment is defined as the unemployment that occurs because of people ...

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Just this week, on Sept. 20, the agency said that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits reached the lowest level in almost 49 years. Unemployment benefits track changes in the ...

China has to overcome many challenges to stabilize the employment situation in the country, especially because millions of fresh college graduates and other youths enter the job market every year and ...

Structural unemployment is a persistent issue in the labor market, primarily driven by technological changes and the evolving needs of industries. Unlike other forms of unemployment, it is not tied to ...

Reviewed by Robert C. KellyReviewed by Robert C. Kelly Frictional and structural unemployment are two types of unemployment that can occur in an economy. Frictional unemployment isn't a direct result ...