labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

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False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 June 2026 Weyland-Yutani is a sort of extreme example of what economists call a monopsony — when one employer dominates a labor market and gains power to underpay and mistreat workers. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 June 2026 In a labor market that claims to value flexibility, that is a contradiction hiding in plain sight. Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The South Bay added more jobs than any other California metro area in May, extending an 11-month growth streak even as the broader Bay Area labor market stalled, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 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 23 Jun. 2026.

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