labor force

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The share of Americans aged 55 and older who are in the labor force has fallen from 40.2% in January 2020 to 37.2% as of March, according to BLS data.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The short-term costs of a shrinking labor force will put more pressure on GDP growth this year amid the fallout from the Iran war, though likely not enough to create a major pullback.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The increase in the cost of benefits reflected the combined effects of the retirement of baby boomers and a slower-growing labor force due to the decline in fertility.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

That demographic shift may already be contributing to a slowdown in the growth of the region’s labor force, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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