shrink

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While low hiring hasn’t been translating into rising unemployment, that is because the growth in labor supply has shrunk at about the same pace as labor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Austro believes that requiring referees to work full-time could shrink the pool of elite officials.

From Barron's

Despite generous maternal leave and social programs for families, the agency says the population could shrink to 30 million people by 2060 from around 38 million now.

From Barron's

An index of factory activity tracked by the Institute for Supply Management shrunk in 26 straight months through December, but showed a January uptick in new orders and production that surprised analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country's main tourist markets all shrank last year.

From Barron's