Definition of Frictional Unemployment

Definition: Frictional unemployment is unemployment that comes from people moving between jobs, careers, and locations. Contrast structural unemployment.

Terms related to Frictional Unemployment:

• Unemployment
• Cyclical Unemployment
• Structrual Unemployment

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Journal Articles on Frictional Unemployment:

• Information and Frictional Unemployment
• Mobility Costs, Frictional Unemployment, and Efficiency
• Job Quitting and Frictional Unemployment