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Occupational Immobility (Labour Markets)

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A-Level, GCSE, IB Diploma
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AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR

Last updated 4 Jul 2018

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Occupational mobility is the ability of labour to switch between different occupations. Occupational mobility is affected by the level of transferable skills and educational requirements of jobs. This short revision video looks at the problem of occupational immobility in an age of rapid changes in the pattern of jobs available in the labour market.

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