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cyclical unemployment

Arabic translation: بطالة دورية أو موسمية

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English term or phrase:	cyclical unemployment
Arabic translation:	بطالة دورية أو موسمية
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

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03:11 Sep 15, 2002

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Social Sciences - Economics / Development

English term or phrase: cyclical unemployment

Temporary downturn in the job market. The most common form of cyclical unemployment occurs when workers are temporarily laid off

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البطالة الدورية، البطالة الموسـمية

Explanation:
ًWًًًhen workers are temporarily laid off is not a good example of cyclical unemployment, but merely a contributing factor to it.

If the intended sense is "temporary unemployment," then one can suggest:

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