Economics B A-Level
Claimant Count
What Claimant Count means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Claimant Count
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A measure recording the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits, such as Jobseeker's Allowance.
Topics that use Claimant Count
- Employment and unemployment (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Geographical immobility
- ILO measure
- International comparisons
- Structural unemployment
- Unemployment
- Employment
- Labour market slack
- Occupational immobility
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