labour market

A form of labor market — The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.

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Meanings

nounlabour market (plural labour markets)

plural labour markets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of labor market.

    She gets jobs that last only a few months, in the flexible labour market beloved of politicians, but which leaves her struggling to pay the bills.

    2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian
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APA

labour market. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labour%20market

MLA

“labour market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labour%20market. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labour market,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labour%20market.

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