Figure 18
Greater labor mobility is associated with higher rates of employment in Europe. (correlation between labor mobility rate [average 1996–2006, horizontal axis] and employment rate [average 1996–2006, vertical axis], selected European countries: coefficient 0.677). Note: Labor mobility is the share of the population that moved from one region (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics 2) to another within a given year. Source: World Bank estimates, using Eurostat data.