søgeledighed

English translation: frictional unemployment

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Danish term or phrase:søgeledighed
English translation:frictional unemployment
Entered by: stephen mewes

13:56 Nov 16, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
Danish term or phrase: søgeledighed
• at reducere søgeledigheden (dvs. varigheden af ledighedsperioden)
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:27
frictional unemployment
Explanation:
EU-speak for that type of unemployment which arises from movement between jobs and the entry of new job-seekers into the labour market.
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:27
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5 +2frictional unemployment
Sven Petersson
5Temporary unemployed
Eliza-Anna


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
søgeledighed
frictional unemployment


Explanation:
EU-speak for that type of unemployment which arises from movement between jobs and the entry of new job-seekers into the labour market.


    Reference: http://www.eurofound.eu.int/emire/DENMARK/FRICTIONALUNEMPLOY...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Terence Ajbro: thanks for the reference, very useful glossary. A lot of words here I don't know in English (my native tongue) but in Danish only.
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  -> Please see reference!

agree  aha: Having seen reference!
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  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Rebecca Barath
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
søgeledighed
Temporary unemployed


Explanation:
I reckon "temporary unemployed" is the best here. You could also say those seeking work.

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
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