Structural Unemployment
Scope Note:
Unemployment resulting from structural changes in an economy (and consequent mismatches between jobs and skills), caused by technological developments, population shifts, industry relocations, modified consumer patterns, altered government policies, etc. -- may often be inherent and persistent in dynamic market economies
Category: Labor and Employment
Broader Terms UnemploymentNarrower Terms N/AUse this term instead of Technological Unemployment | Related Terms BarriersDislocated Workers Economic Change Employment Potential Industrial Structure International Trade Job Layoff Job Skills Labor Economics Labor Market Population Trends Skill Obsolescence Technological Advancement Underemployment |
Added to ERIC: 8/1/1986