Most Americans unwilling to work abroad: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans are much less willing to work abroad than workers from other countries, a survey by U.S. staffing services company Kelly Services Inc found on Wednesday.
While two-thirds of American workers are willing to move to another city for the right job opportunity, only 37 percent would consider moving to another country for work. Even fewer -- 28 percent -- would consider living in a country where they don't speak the language.
By contrast, 59 percent of global respondents said they would be willing to move abroad.
Kelly surveyed 115,000 people, about 14,000 of them in the United States, which also ranked lowest among 33 countries in terms of mobility.
Most of those surveyed said family concerns keep them close to home, while half cited language barriers. Schooling and property ownership were factors making workers less mobile, the survey found.
(Reporting by Nick Zieminski)
