Economics 2281 · O Level · Employment and unemployment

Employment and unemployment — practice question

In a country’s retail trade, one region has unemployed workers while a different region has job vacancies. What might account for this?

  • ACosts of employing workers are lower when there is unemployment.
  • BIt is more expensive to live in the area where the retail jobs are available.
  • CRetailing demands the same skills everywhere.
  • DThe geographical mobility of labour has increased.

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