labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

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The Republicans said the raids have scared people who might not be targets of agents from the workplace, making an already tight labor market worse. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025 Recent data has pointed to a stronger labor market, with the unemployment rate dropping and the economy adding more jobs than expected in June. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 The June jobs report showed strong headline numbers, but the underlying data pointed to a weakening labor market. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 9 July 2025 Economists say that immigrants are especially important to supplement the U.S. labor market as more Americans are retiring than entering the workforce, birth rates are lower than during the baby boom, and unemployment is low. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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