labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

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After recent economic data revealed that inflation hasn’t reignited and the labor market is showing signs of weakness, traders are confident the Fed will lower its key overnight lending rate a quarter percentage point. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025 Heading into year’s end, hazy outlooks on interest rates, inflationary pressures, consumer sentiment and the labor market make real estate hard to project in 2026, said Katrina Wehr, a past president of Idaho Realtors, the statewide board, and a broker at Stack Rock Realty. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025 Consumers are grappling with higher prices and a slowdown in the labor market that has left many pessimistic about their own financial outlook and the economy at large. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 Discount retail chain Five Below also raised its profit outlook for the rest of the year, lifted by demand for budget-friendly goods and a weaker labor market. Dave Smith, Fortune, 4 Dec. 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 13 Dec. 2025.

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