labor pool
Example Sentences
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The alternative might be for the U.S. to expand its labor pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
So it’s possible that after a person sent out scores of applications with no reply, they took a break from looking — and that would technically push them out of the labor pool, said Stahle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
U.S. commercial building activity was already cooling, with data center construction a lone bright spot amid elevated interest rates and a shallow labor pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Singh’s business faced challenges earlier this year when a crackdown on immigrant drivers led to sudden departures, shrinking the available labor pool and leaving 15 of his trucks unused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
But the skilled butchers were now a small part of a huge, mostly unskilled labor pool.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
