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

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

In 1975 a second income often sat in reserve—a nonworking parent who could enter the labor force if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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