labor force

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Bernick said the decline in the labor force could reflect workers moving to other states and the federal crackdown on undocumented workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In the ’70s, he argues, inflation pressures were characterized by labor force growth, which was a proxy for aggregate growth demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The country adds millions of workers to its labor force every year and has been trying to reinvigorate its manufacturing sector to boost jobs and incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Moreover, Papic underlines a crucial point: energy is far less than 10% of American GDP, it employs only 5% of the labor force, but almost three quarters of the economy is consumption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 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