labor pool
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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
“There’s going to be two-earner income households where one earner drops out of the labor pool, because there’s going to be so much productivity,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Some industry experts say India has many of the ingredients needed to make lightning-fast delivery viable: dense cities, a large labor pool and a vast customer base accustomed to buying daily essentials from neighborhood shops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Nevertheless, the unemployment rate remains below the historical average partly because the labor pool is shrinking.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 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
