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
For example, huge productivity gains from AI could mean “you’re actually laying off workers rather than running after them” despite the shrinking labor pool, said Acemoglu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
While healthcare spending has benefited the economy, population trends could also limit the pace of growth in coming years by constraining the labor pool, as Schmid said this past week.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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
