cyclical unemployment

noun

A type of unemployment explained by the demand for labor going up and down with the business cycle.

Meanings

nouncyclical unemployment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsA type of unemployment explained by the demand for labor going up and down with the business cycle.

    Synonyms: demand-deficient unemployment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of unemployment explained by the demand for labor going up and down with the business cycle.

Translations

Dutch conjunctuurwerkloosheid
  • conjunctuurwerkloosheidtype of unemployment
Finnish suhdannetyöttömyys
  • suhdannetyöttömyystype of unemployment
French chômage conjoncturel
  • chômage conjonctureltype of unemployment
Polish bezrobocie cykliczne
  • bezrobocie cyklicznetype of unemployment
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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