labor force
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The companies themselves relentlessly pitch A.I. integration to the moneymen at the top of service corporations, explaining that their bots will be able to cut out or reduce a pesky and expensive labor force.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Employers in the country cut a net 41,700 jobs in August, though with the participation rate dipping slightly and the labor force contracting, the unemployment rate remained at 6.4%, Statistics Canada said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The jobless rate has fallen to 4.1% from 4.4% this year largely because more than 1 million people have left the labor force.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Friday's figures showed the labor force participation rate -- a key metric -- had dropped to its lowest level since the height of pandemic-related closures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
It was no better than being condemned to the garment-center labor force.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
