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labor

[ley-ber] / ˈleɪ bər /






Usage

What are other ways to say labor?

Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks.  Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. 


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On the other hand, weakness in the labor market—and, in turn, all the spending that depends upon it—may signal more fragility ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fed cut rates at three straight meetings to end 2025 as it sought to cushion a weaker labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Concern about the health of the labor market was a large factor in the decision to cut rates.

From MarketWatch

Concern about the health of the labor market was a large factor in the decision to cut rates.

From MarketWatch

Yet that will come with a suffering labor market and sticky inflation, she cautions.

From MarketWatch