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Meaning of "labour market" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LABOUR MARKET

labour market  [ˈleɪbə ˈmɑːkɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABOUR MARKET

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determiner
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Labour market is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LABOUR MARKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

labour market

Labour economics

Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour. Labour markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services, the demands of labour services, and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages, employment, and income. In economics, labour is a measure of the work done by human beings. It is conventionally contrasted with such other factors of production as land and capital. There are theories which have developed a concept called human capital, although there are also counter posing macro-economic system theories that think human capital is a contradiction in terms.

Definition of labour market in the English dictionary

The definition of labour market in the dictionary is the market in which employers look and compete for workers and in which workers look and compete for employment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABOUR MARKET


aftermarket
ˈɑːftəˌmɑːkɪt
circuit
ˈsɜːkɪt
euromarket
ˈjʊərəʊˌmɑːkɪt
hypermarket
ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt
market
ˈmɑːkɪt
microcircuit
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɜːkɪt
minimarket
ˈmɪnɪˌmɑːkɪt
near-market
ˌnɪəˈmɑːkɪt
newmarket
ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt
nonmarket
ˌnɒnˈmɑːkɪt
patriarchate
ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪt
premarket
priːˈmɑːkɪt
remarket
riːˈmɑːkɪt
short-circuit
ʃɔːt ˈsɜːkɪt
submarket
ˈsʌbˌmɑːkɪt
supermarket
ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt
test-market
ˈtɛstˌmɑːkɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABOUR MARKET

labour
labour agreement
Labour and Socialist International
labour camp
labour charges
labour costs
Labour Day
labour exchange
labour force
labour law
Labour movement
labour of love
labour pains
Labour Party
labour relations
labour shortage
labour supply
labour unrest
labour ward
labour-intensive

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABOUR MARKET

black market
capital market
drug on the market
farmers´ market
fish market
flea market
forex market
free market
housing market
job market
main market
mass market
mass-market
money market
on the market
open market
property market
stock market
target market
the Common Market
the market

Synonyms and antonyms of labour market in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «labour market» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABOUR MARKET

Find out the translation of labour market to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of labour market from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «labour market» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

劳动力市场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercado laboral
570 millions of speakers

English

labour market
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रम बाजार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوق العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рынок труда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercado de trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রম বাজার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marché du travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pasaran buruh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitsmarkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

労働市場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노동 시장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasar tenaga kerja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị trường lao động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழிலாளர் சந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्रमिक बाजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işgücü piyasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mercato del lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rynek pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ринок праці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piața forței de muncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγορά εργασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arbeidsmark
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetsmarknaden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidsmarkedet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of labour market

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABOUR MARKET»

The term «labour market» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LABOUR MARKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about labour market

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QUOTES WITH «LABOUR MARKET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word labour market.
1
Vince Cable
Our workforce is very co-operative, very flexible, easy to work with and one of the big selling points. The idea that Britain is still back in the labour market of the '70s is utterly bizarre.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABOUR MARKET»

Discover the use of labour market in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to labour market and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Key Indicators of the Labour Market
The volume employs an expanded, up-to-date range of 20 key labour market indicators allowing researchers to compare and contrast between economies and within regions across time.
International Labour Office, 2003
2
Active Labour Market Policies Around the World: Coping with ...
Active labour market policies are found in almost all countries of the world but differ in amplitude, design and implementation.
Peter Auer, ?Mit Efendio?lu, Janine Leschke, 2005
3
Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market
Based on a combination of new research and the best of existing knowledge, this book presents a clear explanation of the unemployment problem.
Richard Layard, P. Richard G. Layard, Stephen Nickell, 1991
4
Precarious Employment: Understanding Labour Market ...
Understanding "precarious employment" and its links to labour market institutions, industrial and occupational contexts, gender, 'race,' and (dis)ability.
Leah F. Vosko, 2006
5
Labour Market Reform in China
This book was first published in 2005.
Xin Meng, 2000
6
The Labour Market Triangle: Employment Protection, ...
This fascinating book presents an in-depth study of the particular combination of unemployment insurance, employment protection and active labour market policies prevalent in seven European countries.
Paul de Beer, Trudie Schils, 2010
7
Unemployment Policy: Government Options for the Labour Market
This book looks at a range of policies available to tackle unemployment.
Dennis J. Snower, Guillermo de la Dehesa, 1997
8
Documenting Discrimination Against Migrant Workers in the ...
A note on gender
Roger Zegers de Beijl, 2000
9
The Labour Market Ate My Babies: Work, Children and a ...
Listed in top 50 Management Books for 2006 in the Australian Financial Review BOSS magazine, January 2007, Volume 8.In The Labour Market Ate My Babies Barbara Pocock, acclaimed author of The Work/Life Collision, examines the impact of ...
Barbara Pocock, 2006
10
Understanding Unemployment: New Perspectives on Active ...
This book argues that unemployment is symptomatic of an inherently inefficient labour market founded on structured inequalities of locality, sex, race and age.
Eithne McLaughlin, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABOUR MARKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term labour market is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Irish labour market improves, skills shortage intensifies - report
The Irish labour market improved last year and the unemployment rate declined, according to a new report. The Expert Group on Future Skills ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Labour market turns full circle with return of gig work
The rise of the "gig economy", the world of part-time, freelance, contingent workers such as Uber car drivers or contract software engineers, ... «WA today, Jul 15»
3
EU labour market developments report: jo ...
The FINANCIAL -- Labour market developments have been improving against the background of a gradual economic recovery in the EU. «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
4
Netherlands: the new Labour Market Fraud (Bogus Schemes) Act
'Chain liability' will apply to the payment of wages that have been agreed between an employer and employee. Chain liability means that if ... «The Lawyer, Jul 15»
5
Dole queue rise signals weaker labour market in Northern Ireland …
According to the latest Labour Market Report the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose by 200 to 44,000 in June, the ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
US jobless claims resume downward trend
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to a solid labour market ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»
7
Refugees help fill gaps in German labour market
Like a growing number of German employers, garage-owner Robert Menhofer has decided to give a young refugee a chance and is lavish in ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
8
Part-time work is not an evil that is harming social well-being
Philip Cross is the author of The Recession's Impact On Canada's Labour Market, a research paper published by the University of Calgary ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Labour market ministers look to improve skills training labour market
Provincial and territorial labour market ministers met with their federal counterpart this week to discuss the improvement of labour market ... «Sackville Tribune Post, Jul 15»
10
Government Extends Labour Market to Asia
Parliament — After signing a landmark bilateral labour deal with Saudi Arabia last week, government has announced that it is in talks with ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Labour market [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/labour-market>. May 2024 ».
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