Labour mobility
What Labour mobility means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Labour mobility
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Reference: AQA
Occupational and geographical movement of labour, whose degree is a factor determining the natural rate of unemployment.
Occupational immobility causes structural unemployment, and retraining programmes improve labour mobility.
Topics that use Labour mobility
- Employment and unemployment (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Causes of unemployment
- Claimant Count
- Cyclical unemployment
- Frictional unemployment
- Labour Force Survey
- Labour market rigidities
- Living standards
- Long-run aggregate supply curve
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