The purpose of this paper is to examine the level of labor absorption by industrial sector of five Asian countries and to analyze the impact of labor absorption on the intersectoral mobility of labor. The countries considered are the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. (SUMMARY IN ENG)

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residential mobility China South Korea economics population industry demography developing country Thailand Population Dynamics Developing Countries industrialization Asia Migration, Internal Far East Eastern Asia Taiwan economic development Korea, Republic Of health care manpower Health Manpower Southeast Asia Indonesia Article migration Southeastern Asia Demographic Factors Emigration and Immigration Economic Factors Human Resources Philippines Labor Force employment Asia, Southeastern Korea English Abstract