Technological unemployment as frictional unemployment From Luddite to routine-biased technological change

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present some scenarios about a possible future evolution of the labour market in the knowledge economy. Design/methodology/approach - The author used the literature to describe the historical evolution of the technology unemployment. Findings - Digital technology does not directly generate unemployment, as the balance between jobs destroyed and created has historically always been positive. Indeed, technological unemployment in such a context can manifest itself in the form of frictional unemployment. Originality/value - The study enriches the literature on the relationship between digital technologies and unemployment rate.