technological unemployment

noun

Unemployment caused by technological advances. This includes machines and software substituting for human labor, advances in efficiency negating the need for friction-based jobs, and increased data availability undermining professions that rely on information asymmetry.

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Meanings

nountechnological unemployment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableUnemployment caused by technological advances. This includes machines and software substituting for human labor, advances in efficiency negating the need for friction-based jobs, and increased data availability undermining professions that rely on information asymmetry.

Translations

Bulgarian технологична безработица
  • технологична безработица (tehnologična bezrabotica)unemployment caused by the replacement of workers by machines
French chômage technologique
  • chômage technologiqueunemployment caused by the replacement of workers by machines
Romanian șomaj tehnologic
  • șomaj tehnologicunemployment caused by the replacement of workers by machines
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MLA

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Chicago

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