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

2.   A rigid labor market, high costs and slow growth elsewhere are hampering expansion.

3.   Confindustria blamed the slow growth on high taxes, inefficient banking and other services, and on a rigid labor market.

4.   He blamed the high unemployment on rigid labor laws, inefficient public services and political uncertainties in some countries.

5.   In Italy, where the government is still struggling to loosen rigid labor rules, it is one of the few part-time jobs that can easily be acquired.

6.   In Sweden, industrialists have complained of high personal income taxes and rigid labor rules.

7.   Industrialists cite high personal income taxes and rigid labor rules as impediments to remaining competitive globally while doing business here.

8.   It may set a precedent for greater flexibility in the notoriously rigid German labor market.

9.   Rigid labor markets and high-cost government pension plans would inevitably wither away.

10.   Rigid labor laws make it almost impossible for employers to fire permanent workers when times are bad.