One in five people in UK in lower-status jobs than parents – study

One in five people in the UK have nominally fallen down the social pecking order because they work in a lower-status job than their parents – with mothers, non-graduates and some black and minority ethnic groups more likely to find themselves “downwardly mobile”, according to a government advisory body.

Having become established in a lower-status occupation, most are likely to stay there, according to the study for the Social Mobility Commission, a finding it says is likely to confirm a growing sense among the public that society is becoming less fair, with opportunities for advancement less equal.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/18/one-in-five-people-in-uk-in-lower-status-jobs-than-parents-study