The phrase "absence of labor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is no work or effort being applied, often in economic or social contexts.
Example: "The absence of labor in the agricultural sector has led to a significant decrease in crop production this year."
Alternatives: "lack of work" or "shortage of labor".
The talent pool is deeper than ever, and there's a refreshing absence of labor disputes, trash-talking and felonies.
[7] "Well-anchored inflation?" Inflation is running at around a measly 1 percent, in no small part because of the growth slog and absence of labor market pressures.
Critics argue that, in many ways, overtime has actually become a management tool for granting stealth wage increases in the absence of labor agreements, and providing services while avoiding the costs of benefits and pensions that come with hiring additional employees.
We find no impact of the program on employment and wages, pointing to the absence of labor demand response.
Studies were included if they contained data on patients undergoing cesarean delivery in the absence of labor and ruptured membranes.
Eight women were delivered at term by elective cesarean delivery in the absence of labor; 31 women labored either at term (n = 20) or preterm (<37 weeks, n = 11).
We agreed something should be done -- though I am on record supporting contraction, in the absence of a labor agreement that makes competitive sense and as long as it's done in a fair and prudent way.
Given the absence of most Labor policies and the screeching change of direction by the government, I'm not sure the contrast on economic and fiscal policy is actually at all clear, but the raw political strategy certainly is.
In Seattle, environmentalists dressed up as exotic sea turtles to protest the poor regulation of fishing fleets, but the demonstrators in Miami will be unemployed union members dressed as themselves, protesting the absence of basic labor standards in the North American Free Trade Agreement.
In the absence of a labor market frictions, the monetary authority faces no unemployment/inflation trade-off.
Adding to the political difficulties will be the absence of skilled labor and of even the most basic infrastructure, such as roads and power lines, in many parts of the country.
