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1.6 The labour market (A-level only)

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Context 2: Structural shifts in labour market organisation and sector representation

Extract D

Table 2: Trade union density, % of employees by sector, 2013 to 2021

YearAll sectorsPublic sectorPrivate sector
201325.656.414.4
201524.754.813.9
201723.552.213.5
201922.851.713.2
202121.950.412.0

Table 3: Annual rate of growth in average hourly wage, %

YearPublic sector (%)Private sector (%)
20131.12.3
20151.32.5
20171.52.8
20192.03.1
20212.43.5

Using the data in Extract D (Table 2), calculate the difference between the mean percentage trade union density in the public sector and the mean percentage trade union density in the private sector over the period 2013–2021.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

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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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