labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

Examples of labor market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the past two years, unions in the aerospace, construction, airline and rail industries have advocated for higher wages and more benefits amid a tight labor market. Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 In February 2024, unions representing junior hockey players in North America sued the NHL and four Canadian junior hockey clubs alleging that agreements among the clubs had unreasonably restricted the labor market for the players’ services in violation of antitrust law. Chris Deubert, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 There was an influx of Hispanic women into the labor force, as well as younger women and those new to the labor market — all of whom tend to earn less. Emily Peck, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 Job applications were more than quadruple the pace of employer hiring in the first half of 2024, as the labor market continues to show signs of cooling. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for labor market 

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“Labor market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20market. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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