labor market

noun

The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.

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Meanings

nounlabor market (plural labor markets)

plural labor markets · alternative labour market

  1. economicsThe market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
job market

Translations

Arabic سُوق عَمَل, سُوق الْعَمَل
  • سُوق عَمَل (sūq ʕamal)market consisting of workers
  • سُوق الْعَمَل (sūq al-ʕamal)market consisting of workers
  • سُوق شُغْل (sūq šuḡl)market consisting of workers
  • سُوق الشُّغْل (sūq aš-šuḡl)market consisting of workers
Bulgarian паза́р на труда́
  • паза́р на труда́ (pazár na trudá)market consisting of workers
Chinese Mandarin 勞工市場 /劳工市场, 勞動市場 /劳动市场
  • 勞工市場 /劳工市场 (láogōng shìchǎng)market consisting of workers
  • 勞動市場 /劳动市场 (láodòng shìchǎng)market consisting of workers
Czech trh práce
  • trh prácemarket consisting of workers
Danish arbejdsmarked
  • arbejdsmarkedmarket consisting of workers
Dutch arbeidsmarkt
  • arbeidsmarktmarket consisting of workers
Esperanto labormerkato
  • labormerkatomarket consisting of workers
Estonian tööturg
  • tööturgmarket consisting of workers
Finnish työmarkkinat
  • työmarkkinatmarket consisting of workers
French marché du travail, marché de l'emploi
  • marché du travailmarket consisting of workers
  • marché de l'emploimarket consisting of workers
German Arbeitsmarkt
  • Arbeitsmarktmarket consisting of workers
Greek αγορά εργασίας
  • αγορά εργασίας (agorá ergasías)market consisting of workers
Hebrew שוק העבודה
  • שוק העבודה (shuk ha-avodá)market consisting of workers
Hindi श्रम बाज़ार
  • श्रम बाज़ार (śram bāzār)market consisting of workers
Hungarian munkaerőpiac
  • munkaerőpiacmarket consisting of workers
Irish margadh fostaíochta, margadh an tsaothair
  • margadh fostaíochtamarket consisting of workers
  • margadh an tsaothairmarket consisting of workers
Italian mercato del lavoro
  • mercato del lavoromarket consisting of workers
Japanese 労働市場
  • 労働市場 (rōdō shijō)market consisting of workers
Korean 노동시장, 로동시장
  • 노동시장 (nodongsijang)market consisting of workers
  • 로동시장 (rodongsijang)market consisting of workers
Latvian darba tirgus
  • darba tirgusmarket consisting of workers
Lithuanian darbo rinka
  • darbo rinkamarket consisting of workers
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsmarked
  • arbeidsmarkedmarket consisting of workers
Polish rynek pracy
  • rynek pracymarket consisting of workers
Portuguese mercado de trabalho
  • mercado de trabalhomarket consisting of workers
Romanian piață de muncă
  • piață de muncămarket consisting of workers
Russian ры́нок труда́
  • ры́нок труда́ (rýnok trudá)market consisting of workers
Slovak trh práce
  • trh prácemarket consisting of workers
Spanish mercado de trabajo
  • mercado de trabajomarket consisting of workers
Swahili soko la ajira
  • soko la ajiramarket consisting of workers
Swedish arbetsmarknad
  • arbetsmarknadmarket consisting of workers
Thai ตลาดแรงงาน
  • ตลาดแรงงาน (dtà-làat-rɛɛng-ngaan)market consisting of workers
Turkish işgücü piyasası
  • işgücü piyasasımarket consisting of workers
Ukrainian ри́нок пра́ці
  • ри́нок пра́ці (rýnok práci)market consisting of workers
Vietnamese thị trường lao động
  • thị trường lao độngmarket consisting of workers
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Chicago

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