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Labour Cost
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Introduction

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  1. Labour c​ost is the cost incurred by employers in the employment of labour. It can be broadly classified into wage and non-wage components.
  2. They can be used to assess the impact of labour costs changes on the economy both at the overall level as well as within different industries​.​​

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