structural unemployment

noun

A type of unemployment explained by a mismatch between the requirements of the employers and the properties (such as skills, age, gender or location) of the unemployed.

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Meanings

nounstructural unemployment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsA type of unemployment explained by a mismatch between the requirements of the employers and the properties (such as skills, age, gender or location) of the unemployed.

Translations

Dutch structurele werkloosheid
  • structurele werkloosheidTranslations
Estonian struktuurne tööpuudus
  • struktuurne tööpuudusTranslations
Finnish rakennetyöttömyys
  • rakennetyöttömyysTranslations
French chômage structurel
  • chômage structurelTranslations
Indonesian pengangguran struktural
  • pengangguran strukturalTranslations
Malay pengangguran berstruktur
  • pengangguran berstrukturTranslations
Polish bezrobocie strukturalne
  • bezrobocie strukturalneTranslations
Romanian șomaj structural
  • șomaj structuralTranslations
Russian Структурная безрабо́тица
  • Структурная безрабо́тица (Strukturnaja bezrabótica)Translations
Spanish desempleo estructural
  • desempleo estructuralTranslations
Swedish strukturell arbetslöshet
  • strukturell arbetslöshetTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

structural unemployment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20unemployment

MLA

“structural unemployment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20unemployment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “structural unemployment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20unemployment.

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