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In the literature structural mismatches on the labor market are often characterized as insensitive to economic growth fluctuations. However, in this article the following hypothesis has been stated: that business cycle fluctuations affect the level of structural mismatches on the labor market in terms of qualifications; moreover, the higher the rate of economic growth, the lower is the level of structural mismatches. Verification of this hypothesis was based both on a qualitative and quantitative analysis. The quantitative one was done with the use of Granger causality tests conducted for a group of 29 developed countries for the period 2004q3 - 2012q2 with the use of two different indicators of structural mismatches. Both the quantitative and qualitative analyses confirm the stated hypothesis.