structural unemployment
Economy-shift caused joblessness
Structural unemployment is joblessness caused by a mismatch between workers' skills and available positions, rather than by economic downturns.
It occurs when industries decline, technology displaces workers, or jobs move to other regions: Coal miners faced structural unemployment as the energy sector shifted.
Unlike cyclical unemployment, it persists even in a healthy economy and typically requires retraining or relocation to resolve.
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- skills shortageLack of qualified workers
- joblessnessState without paid work
- out of workWithout paid employment
- labor marketEmployment supply and demand
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