Skip to content

Course home

3.5.2 Supply of labour
x

The supply of labour

The supply of labour

Market and individual labour supply curves showing movement along the market curve and a backward-bending individual curve

Supply of labour is the total number of hours workers are willing and able to offer to an occupation at each wage rate. Market supply of labour is the sum of all individual workers' labour supplied to that occupation.

3.5.2 Supply of labour Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /3.5.2 Supply of labour

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A A Level Economics 3.5.2 Supply of labour for A Level Economics. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Start with the core supply-and-demand models before moving on to the more evaluation-heavy macroeconomic policy topics.