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Structural Unemployment

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Structural Unemployment
Unemployment resulting from changes in the basic composition of the economy. These changes simultaneously open new positions for trained workers.

Notes:
An example of structural unemployment is the technological revolution. Computers may have eliminated jobs, but they also opened up new positions for those who have the skills to operate the computers.



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