labor force
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A September John Burns Research & Consulting Survey says two-thirds of builders reported labor force disruptions, up from 13% a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Lots of people have also dropped out of the labor force entirely.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Whatever the case, the percentage of able-bodied Americans in the labor force recently hit the lowest level since the 1970s, except for a brief period during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Thankfully, America’s creative labor force tirelessly stewards that sense of creative provocation and patriotic inquiry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
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