noun
employment agency; placement agency
Rare term; the more common modern equivalent is 職業紹介所. This word may appear in older texts or formal contexts.
See also: 職業紹介所
戦前は労働紹介所を通じて仕事を探すのが一般的だった。
Before the war, it was common to look for work through a labor exchange.
This is the standard modern term for an employment agency. 労働紹介所 is a rare, older synonym.
Compound of 労働 (labor) + 紹介所 (introduction office).