Economics B A-Level
Labour mobility
What Labour mobility means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Labour mobility
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The ease with which workers can transfer their skills between different jobs, or move between geographical regions, determining how interdependent labour markets are.
Topics that use Labour mobility
- Employment patterns (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Complementary labour
- Economic sectors
- Geographical mobility
- Occupational mobility
- Structural change
- Structural unemployment
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