labor force
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“Certainly we don’t have the labor force that we did back in the ’60s and the ’70s,” said Diebel, who also serves as the president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As fewer young people enter the labor force, there are fewer active taxpayers to support each beneficiary at a time when people are living longer — and taking benefits for longer.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Addressing supply chain vulnerabilities requires prioritizing critical goods and re-skilling the labor force over many years.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Getting a plant opened is just the first step, with the U.S. needing trade schools and other ways to re-skill the labor force, as well as ways to create an ecosystem of suppliers.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Before 1919 was over, in an unprecedented demonstration of labor unrest, there would be thirty-six hundred work stoppages involving four million workers or one-fifth of the nation’s labor force.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
