labor market

noun

: the number of workers who are available to be hired

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Even putting aside those risks, capital expenditures related to the AI buildout, robust consumer spending and rising wages driven by a tight labor market have kept inflation above the Fed’s 2% mandate. Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026 The clearest early picture of the mechanism comes from a corner of the labor market that felt the shift first. François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026 The economic case asks schools to prepare students for a changing labor market. Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But at the same time, the BLS jobs report is still the gold standard for labor market information. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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