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DEFINITION of 'Frictional Unemployment'. Unemployment that is always present in the economy, resulting from temporary transitions made by workers and employers or from workers and employers having inconsistent or incomplete information. Next Up.
Frictional unemployment can be illustrated by someone who leaves their current job to look for another. Until they successfully find and begin another job, they are temporarily unemployed. Another example would be a recent college grad who suddenly becomes available in the job market, but has yet to find his first job.