21.   And labor markets remain tight, but not enough to push up wages.

22.   And Atlanta Fed Bank President Jack Guynn said policymakers will have to keep a close eye on tight labor markets.

23.   And in the last decade, the labor market transformed itself from being relatively static, and thus inefficient, to relative fluidity.

24.   And that means fixing the tax system, liberalizing labor markets and, above all, cutting public borrowing and so bringing interest rates down.

25.   And increasingly, in a vigorous economy and a tight labor market, companies are taking a tough stance on these agreements.

26.   And the labor market seems dangerously tight.

27.   And job growth roared, creating an exceptionally tight labor market that pushed the unemployment rate to record lows and held it there.

28.   And they would do little to cut unemployment, since that is mainly kept high by rigid labor markets and other supply-side problems.

29.   And some management experts say that the tight labor market is already forcing companies to treat workers better than in the past.

30.   And, in a tight labor market, when employers claw to get and keep good workers, an organization in merger turmoil has to work even harder.