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Labor mobility
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<p>Labor or worker mobility is the geographical and occupational movement of workers. Impediments to mobility are easily divided into two distinct classes with one being personal and the other being systemic. Personal impediments include physical <a href="/facts/Location_(geography)/fXux5RaJ">location</a>, and physical and mental ability. The systemic impediments include <a href="/facts/Education/WIwsQKF9">educational</a> opportunities as well as various laws and political contrivances and even barriers and hurdles arising from historical happenstance. </p><p>Increasing and maintaining a high level of <a href="/facts/Labour_(economics)/RRlxNx0u">labor</a> mobility allows a more <a href="/facts/Economic_efficiency/I1M5B5GQ">efficient</a> allocation of resources and greater productivity. </p>