frictional unemployment
noun [ U ] business specialized uk/ˌfrɪk.ʃən.əl ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ us/ˌfrɪk.ʃən.əl ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
摩擦性失业（指离开之前的工作到找到新工作之间的间隔）
unemployment (= the state of not having a job) that exists because someone has left a job and not yet found or started another
Frictional unemployment occurs because it takes time for employers and workers to find each other. 摩擦性失业之所以发生，是因为雇主和工人需要时间才能找到彼此需求。
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- Frictional and structural unemployment are part of life.
- Others see unemployment as largely due to voluntary choices by the unemployed (frictional unemployment).
- They have advocated a single labour contract to eliminate frictional unemployment, which is very high in France.
- One form of frictional unemployment is search unemployment which arises when workers do not accept the first job or jobs on offer but spend some time looking for a better-paid job.