labor force

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Companies such as GM are factoring in the sunk costs of existing infrastructure, established supply chains and a trained labor force that costs less, said Mike Tyndall, a senior global autos analyst at HSBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ordinarily, a stagnant labor force would be devastating for economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“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

With more people exiting the labor force, the so-called participation rate fell in March to 61.9%, to mark the lowest level in nearly five years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 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