LM 8-1 Labour Trends Terminology

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To increase your knowledge of terminology related to market trends, match the term on the left with
the corresponding definition. Place the letter of the definition next to the term in the space provided.
Review the terms defined in this topic if you need assistance.

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Definition

Transferable
skills

Employees choose their own times for beginning and ending

work within a range of available hours

Flex-time

The general direction something is going in

Information
Age

Tools and equipment designed to solve problems and extend

human ability

Network

Skills you can take with you from one situation or job to another

Lifelong
learning

Two people share one job and get paid for the work they do

Technology

An industry in which workers obtain, use, and manage

knowledge in a particular way

Knowledge
industry

People who help you grow and succeed in your career by

sharing information and contacts

Trend

The characteristics of a population related to births, deaths,

income, need for goods and services, and so forth

Demographics

A time when news and knowledge are increasingly important to

citizens in their everyday work and lives

Labour market

Worldwide economic ties between countries, enabled by

technology and communications and transportation links

Globalization

The total number of people who are available to work

Job sharing

Continually upgrading and refreshing knowledge and skills

because learning does not end when you leave school

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