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Do We Have a Framework for Defining Labor Antitrust Markets? Guidance And Case Studies in the U.S., UK, and EU

BY , , and | September 17, 2025

Competition agencies in the U.S., UK, and EU are taking a more expansive view of the impacts of labor market concentration and the potential anti-competitive effects of employment practices. This...

Competition agencies in the U.S., UK, and EU are taking a more expansive view of the impacts of labor market concentration and the potential anti-competitive effects of employment practices. This article discusses how competition authorities have approached the question of labor market definition, focusing on both guidance from the agencies and past cases. The authors find that authorities across these jurisdictions are using a fundamentally similar framework for defining labor markets. When app

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