Economics GCSE
Employment and unemployment
What Employment and unemployment means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Employment and unemployment
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Reference: AQA
Globalisation creates employment opportunities in export-driven industries, but a major drawback is structural unemployment as manufacturing jobs may be offshored to countries with lower labour costs.
Topics that use Employment and unemployment
- Globalisation: benefits and drawbacks (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Consumer choice
- Economic integration
- Economies of scale
- Globalisation
- International trade
- Multinational companies
- Multinational corporations
- Negative externalities
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