______,also known as search unemployment, occurs when workers lose their current job and are in the process of finding another one.

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  1. Voluntary unemployment
  2. Disguised unemployment
  3. Frictional unemployment
  4. Classical unemployment

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Option 3 : Frictional unemployment
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The correct answer is Frictional unemployment. 

Key Points 

  • Frictional unemployment is a type of unemployment that occurs when workers move from one job to another job.
  • It is sometimes called search unemployment and can be based on the circumstances of the individual.
  • Frictional unemployment is time spent between jobs when a worker is searching for a job or transitioning from one job to another.

Additional Information

  • Seasonal unemployment occurs when people are unemployed at particular times of the year when demand for labor is lower than usual.
  • Technological unemployment occurs when developments in technology and working practices cause some workers to lose their jobs. Technological unemployment is considered to be part of a wider concept known as structural unemployment.
  • Cyclical unemployment is the component of overall unemployment that results directly from cycles of economic upturn and downturn. Cyclical unemployment is the impact of economic recession or expansion on the total unemployment rate.

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