Practice mode Labour Market

What is a fall in the demand for labour likely to cause?

Correct answer D. A lower equilibrium wage and lower quantity of labour

Explanation

When labour demand shifts left along an unchanged supply curve, firms want fewer workers at each wage, so both the equilibrium wage and the number employed fall.

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