labor pool

“It is not plausible for the agribusiness lobby to argue that employers in this sector cannot recruit, train, and retain workers from this large labor pool,” said Eric Ruark, research director for NumbersUSA.

California’s relatively high and rising unemployment rate also may reflect the surge in immigration that has added to the labor pool.

That is partly because growth has been driven by improving economic supply: Employers have been hiring as the labor pool grows, for instance, in part because immigration has been rapid.

Ukraine’s labor pool is already vastly diminished by women fleeing war and men joining the army.

Ukraine’s labor pool is already vastly diminished by the exodus of women fleeing war and the mobilization of men.