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AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.1.5.4 The labour market, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 19 questions on The labour market, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q7 (1 mark): Which of the following could be a deduction from gross pay? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Using Table 2, analyse possible reasons for differences in average annual pay between different occupations. [6 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q20 (3 marks): 2 0 Draw and label the effects of increased demand for groceries on the labour market for lorry drivers. [3 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q6 (1 mark): Table 2 shows the weekly pay of dental surgeons and bus drivers. Table 2 Occupation Weekly pay (£) Dental surgeons 800 Bus drivers 640 Calculate the ratio of de
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q11 (2 marks): 1 1 State two deductions from a worker’s gross pay. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q17 (2 marks): 1 7 Explain one possible reason why the earnings of a particular occupation may be low. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q6 (1 mark): In which jobs are earnings likely to be highest? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q19.1 (2 marks): 1 9 . 1 Using Figure 2, calculate Tharun’s annual net pay. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q19.2 (2 marks): 1 9 . 2 Explain one reason why Tharun may earn more than a cleaner. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q24 (6 marks): 4.1 London 37 856 521 146 3.0
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q22 (2 marks): 2 2 Define the term ‘wage differentials’. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q23 (3 marks): 2 3 Using Table 3, calculate the income after tax received by somebody in the UK earning £32 300 in 2020–2021. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q24 (6 marks): 2 4 Using Item A, analyse the possible causes of wage differentials. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q25 (6 marks): 2 5 Explain two methods the UK Government could use to reduce the inequality caused by wage differentials. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q26 (15 marks): 2 6 Do you think the UK Government should do more to reduce the inequality caused by wage differentials? Use Items A and B and your own economic knowledge to ju
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q3 (1 mark): In which occupations will wages tend to be highest? In those where: [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Using Figure 2, analyse the possible impacts upon the labour market of changes in the relative sizes of the economic sectors in the UK. [6 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q11 (2 marks): 1 1 State two deductions from a worker’s gross pay. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q17 (2 marks): 1 7 Explain one reason why a professional footballer might earn more than a bus driver. [2 marks]
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