Economics B A-Level
Occupational immobility
What Occupational immobility means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Occupational immobility
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The inability of workers to transfer their skills to new industries, meaning they cannot easily retrain.
Topics that use Occupational immobility
- Employment and unemployment (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Geographical immobility
- ILO measure
- International comparisons
- Structural unemployment
- Unemployment
- Claimant Count
- Employment
- Labour market slack
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