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1.6 The labour market (A-level only)

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Context 2: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Extract C

Table 1: Cognitive automation vulnerability and projected employment growth in Financial & Legal services

Job RolePrimary Task NatureProportion of Tasks Susceptible to AI Automation (%)Projected Change in Employment by 2035 (%)
Junior Document ReviewerHigh-Routine, Systematic82%-18%
Basic Tax Compliance ClerkHigh-Routine, Rule-Based70%-12%
Wealth Management AdvisorLow-Routine, Relational/Interpersonal15%+11%
Litigation Trial AdvocateLow-Routine, Strategic Persuasion5%+25%

Using the data in Extract C, explain why workers in high-routine roles face a higher risk of displacement compared to those in low-routine roles.

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1.6 The labour market (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /1.6 The labour market (A-level only)

64 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.6 The labour market (A-level only), covering 1.6.1 The demand for labour, marginal productivity theory, 1.6.2 Influences upon the supply of labour to different markets, 1.6.3 The determination of relative wage rates and levels of employment in perfectly competitive labour markets, 1.6.4 The determination of relative wage rates and levels of employment in imperfectly competitive labour markets, 1.6.5 The Influence of trade unions in determining wages and levels of employment, 1.6.6 The National Minimum Wage, and 1.6.7 Discrimination in the labour market. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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