Labour mobility between the regions of the EU-27 and a comparison with the USA

This paper compares the labour mobility between states in the US and the regions of the EU at NUTS 2 level, introducing for the 1rst time the regional dimension into the analysis of labour mobility in the EU. The main focus of this paper is the EU’s internal labour mobility, however it also looks at the destination of working age populations moving to the US and the EU and the reasons that make EU working age residents move.