labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

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After a brief recovery, America’s economic mood began to sour again in recent months on growing frustrations about higher prices and a weakening labor market, according to various surveys. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Federal workforce reductions and rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have only intensified these trends, highlighting systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Black women in the labor market. Essence, 10 Oct. 2025 However, the effects on hiring may be blunted by persistent weakness in the labor market. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Either the labor market rebounds to match the GDP growth, or that GDP growth is going to pull back. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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