Structural unemployment: Unemployment caused by a mismatch between workers skills and the skills demanded by employers.
How to apply it: Explain how technological change or shifts in demand create structural unemployment that requires retraining.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle
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