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Frictional Unemployment

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Last updated 1 Sept 2023

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The causes of and examples of frictional unemployment in the UK labour market are covered in this short revision video. Short term unemployment has been falling in recent years, we look at some of the possible reasons for this.

Frictional Unemployment
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