11.   Analysts are now looking for signs of a rebound in the labor market.

12.   Analysts said the drop, the first in nine months, masked an economy and a labor market that were worsening.

13.   And further, for applicants who are returning to the labor market after years of family and volunteer work, pay levels from jobs held years ago are meaningless.

14.   Analysts say the major challenges facing Chirac and the government is to make the labor market more flexible, so that employers are more willing to hire people.

15.   Analysts talk airily about the globalization of labor markets, the threat of lower-cost foreign workers, the decline of unions, and so forth.

16.   An expected squeeze in the labor market in the next several years should prompt companies to seek more and better services with which to attract and retain employees.

17.   An unexpectedly sharp rise in jobless claims eased concern that the tight labor market would spark wage inflation.

18.   And in an increasingly tight labor market, on-site care can be particularly effective both for recruiting and retaining key employees.

19.   And a host of other gauges shows that the labor market continues to boom.

20.   And a host of other measures showed that the labor market continues to boom.