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Mnemonic Monday – Types of Unemployment

Jim Riley

9th November 2009

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This mnemonic aims to help students remember the different types of unemployment

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Voluntary
Seasonal
Frictional
Structural
Technological
Cyclical

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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