dislocation of workers

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• dislocated — dislocation UK US /ˌdɪsləʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a person or thing, such as an industry or economy, is no longer working in the usual way or place: »There is a lot of dislocation, and we have increasing numbers of …   Financial and business terms

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