labor force

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Taken together, Nvidia is making it easier to make useful humanoid robots that can one day expand the labor force.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Although the budget documents note the potential for gains from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, each of which have a significant labor force in the state, the government refrained from estimating the impact.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 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

Between 2021 and 2025, their share of the labor force rose to 10% from 8%, an increase of 4.2 million workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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