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Dislocated Workers

Scope Note: 
Workers who have lost their jobs because of economic and technological changes in a business or industry, e.g., plant closings or relocation, increased competition, automation, or market fluctuations
Category: Labor and Employment
Broader Terms
Employees
Narrower Terms
N/A
Use this term instead of
Disemployment
Displaced Workers
Related Terms
Career Change
Dismissal (Personnel)
Employment
Employment Patterns
Employment Practices
Job Applicants
Job Layoff
Job Search Methods
Job Skills
Labor Economics
Labor Force
Labor Market
Labor Turnover
Outplacement Services (Employment)
Retraining
Skill Obsolescence
Structural Unemployment
Technological Advancement
Unemployment
Added to ERIC: 3/28/1984