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title: "17 Labor Market Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Labor Market quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Labor Market sayings and thoughts."
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> [There prevails on a free labor market a tendency toward full employment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/there-prevails-on-a-free-labor-market-a-tendency-toward-full/)

[Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/)

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> [In the Great Depression, employment and investment were low because labor market institutions and industrial polices changed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-c-prescott/in-the-great-depression-employment-and-investment-were-low-because/)

[Edward C. Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-c-prescott/)

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> [The pace of increases in labor compensation provides another possible indicator, albeit an imperfect one, of the degree of labor market slack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-yellen/the-pace-of-increases-in-labor-compensation-provides-another-possible/)

[Janet Yellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-yellen/)

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> [Until we have a legitimate labor market between Mexico and the United States, people will attempt to come here to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bersin/until-we-have-a-legitimate-labor-market-between-mexico-and-the-united/)

[Alan Bersin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bersin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/alan-bersin-17353_investing_until-we-have-a-legitimate-labor-market_1302602.png)

> [“the message the labor market is clearly sending is that it’s much easier to create value with highly educated workers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-brynjolfsson/the-message-the-labor-market-is-clearly-sending-is-that-it-s-much/)

[Erik Brynjolfsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-brynjolfsson/)

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> [A lot of joblessness in the black community doesn't seem to be reachable through fiscal and monetary policies. People have not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-julius-wilson/a-lot-of-joblessness-in-the-black-community-doesn-t-seem-to-be-2/)

[William Julius Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-julius-wilson/)

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> [American workers have faced serious difficulties in the labor market since the first oil shock in 1973. Since that time, the pace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-yellen/american-workers-have-faced-serious-difficulties-in-the-labor-market/)

[Janet Yellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-yellen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/janet-yellen-2828_american_american-workers-have-faced-serious-diff_423600.jpg)

> [“One way is to do some research and find out how long the job has been posted. In a good labor market,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-burnett/one-way-is-to-do-some-research-and-find-out-how-long-the-job-has-been/)

[Bill Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/bill-burnett-15078_investing_one-way-is-to-do-some-research-and-find_1015202.jpg)

> [In any given month, a large number of workers are being hired or are leaving their current jobs, illustrating the dynamism of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bernanke/in-any-given-month-a-large-number-of-workers-are-being-hired-or-are/)

[Ben Bernanke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bernanke/)

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> [Schools are competing for talent, not just with the district down the road, but with other sectors as well, many of which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-cardona/schools-are-competing-for-talent-not-just-with-the-district-down-the/)

[Miguel Cardona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-cardona/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/miguel-cardona-5641_competing_schools-are-competing-for-talent-not-jus_2740732.jpg)

> [ “The problem, he said, wasn’t going to solve itself: “\[T\]oo many people are coming into the labor market and too many machines… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-ford/the-problem-he-said-wasn-t-going-to-solve-itself-t-oo-many-people-are/)

[Martin Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-ford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/martin-ford-70657_computers_the-problem-he-said-wasn-t-going-to-solv_1144545.jpg)

> [We're finding that very well-educated people, people who have done everything right, are behind, really behind. And they are hoping they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-ghilarducci/we-re-finding-that-very-well-educated-people-people-who-have-done/)

[Teresa Ghilarducci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-ghilarducci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c26/teresa-ghilarducci-49476_country_we-re-finding-that-very-well-educated-pe_356971.jpg)

> [During my three years as chief economist of the World Bank, labor market issues were looked at through the lens of neoclassical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stiglitz/during-my-three-years-as-chief-economist-of-the-world-bank-labor/)

[Joseph Stiglitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stiglitz/)

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> [Most mothers entering the labor market outside the home are naive. They stagger home each evening, holding mail in their teeth, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/most-mothers-entering-the-labor-market-outside-the-home-are-naive/)

[Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/erma-bombeck-780_armpits_most-mothers-entering-the-labor-market-o_951156.png)

> [Private sector labor market flows provide additional indications of the strength of the labor market. For example, the quits rate has tended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-yellen/private-sector-labor-market-flows-provide-additional-indications-of/)

[Janet Yellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-yellen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/janet-yellen-2828_find_private-sector-labor-market-flows-provid_2162026.png)

> [A lot of joblessness in the black community doesn't seem to be reachable through fiscal and monetary policies. People have not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-julius-wilson/a-lot-of-joblessness-in-the-black-community-doesn-t-seem-to-be/)

[William Julius Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-julius-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/william-julius-wilson-23478_black_a-lot-of-joblessness-in-the-black-commun_1314300.jpg)

> [If you and your skills are a complement to the computer, your wage and labor market prospects are likely to be cheery.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-cowen/if-you-and-your-skills-are-a-complement-to-the-computer-your-wage-and/)

[Tyler Cowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-cowen/)

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