Frictional unemployment occurs due to

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The question asks about the cause of frictional unemployment, which is the short-term unemployment that arises as people search for new jobs or transition into the workforce.
Since the provided materials for answer options are missing, we cannot evaluate alternative statements against the full set of choices. Nevertheless, the standard definition identifies frictional unemployment as the period of time spent by individuals in the job-search process when changing jobs, entering the labor force for the first time, or re-entering after a break. This reflects normal labor market turnover and voluntary transition rather than a mismatch between skills and job openings.
In light of that definition, the statement that describes frictional unemployment as "the normal job search time required by people when changing jobs, initially entering the labour force, or re-entering the labour force" aligns with the canonical explanation, since it captures the brief, transitional nature of this unemployment type.
If there were other options, we would compare them by whether they attribute unemployment to ongoing, voluntary job-search activity (frictional) versus structural factors (mismatches in skills), cyclical factors (caused by downturns in the economy), or other non-relevant causes. The key misconception to avoid would be attributing frictional unemployment to long-term or permanent incapability to find work, or to non-voluntary inactivity that does not reflect the normal job-search period.

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