structural unemployment
noun[U]
ECONOMICSukusasituationwhere there arepeoplewithoutworkbecause theyliveinareaswherejobsdo notexist, or because they do not have thenecessaryskillsforjobsthatexist:
Therecessioncould havecreatedstructuralunemploymentin the US.
See also
frictional unemployment
seasonal unemployment