History The Black Death Questions
The Black Death had a significant impact on the labor market. As the disease spread rapidly and caused a high mortality rate, there was a severe shortage of workers. This scarcity of labor led to a shift in power from the landowners to the laborers. With fewer workers available, those who survived the plague were in high demand and could demand higher wages and better working conditions. This shift in the labor market also resulted in the breakdown of the feudal system and the rise of a more independent and mobile workforce.