workers will shift to the left.

Labor is not the only input into the production process. For example, a salesperson at a call center

needs a telephone and a computer terminal to enter data and record sales. If prices of other inputs
fall, production will become more profitable and suppliers will demand more labor to increase

production. This will cause a rightward shift in the demand curve for labor. The opposite is also

true. Higher prices for other inputs lower demand for labor.

Number of

Companies

Government

Regulations

Price and

Availability
of Other

Inputs

TABLE 4.2 Factors That Can Shift Demand

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