mobility of labour: forms of labour mobility: geographical and occupational

📈 Mobility of Labour

Labour mobility means how easily workers can move between jobs or places. Think of it like swapping seats in a classroom – you can move to a seat that suits you better, or you can move to a different classroom if you want a new subject.

Geographical Mobility

Geographical mobility is the movement of workers from one location to another. It can be within the same country or across borders.

• 🏠 Domestic migration – moving from a small town to a big city for better jobs.
• 🌍 International migration – moving to another country for higher wages or better living conditions.
• 🚚 Seasonal migration – moving temporarily for seasonal work, like farm labour during harvest.

Occupational Mobility

Occupational mobility is the change of job or industry by a worker. It’s like switching from a science class to a maths class.

1. 🎓 Skill upgrading – taking courses to move into a higher-skilled job.
2. 💼 Career change – moving from retail to IT after learning new skills.
3. 🔄 Job switching – changing employers within the same industry for better pay.

The unemployment rate helps us see how many people are looking for work but can’t find it. It’s calculated as:

\$U = \frac{L_u}{L} \times 100\%\$