labor force

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“A lower labor force participation rate means slower long-run economic growth,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Job creation and labor force growth have both slowed, even as the unemployment rate has remained low at 4.4%.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility-which also hiked its unemployment forecast earlier this month-cited new entrants to the labor force struggling to find work as a key sign of weakness in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

That said, Social Security alone is not enough for those with weak ties to the labor force.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

They slipped in and out of the box of peeling gray, making no stir in the neighborhood, no sound in the labor force, and no wave in the mayor’s office.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison