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workforce

[wurk-fawrs] / ˈwɜrkˌfɔrs /


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Research budgets and the size of the scientific workforce have not grown at anything like the same rate.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Analysts say a focus on high-tech sectors could help the transition, but caution that it could take years for defence exports to become a big contributor to economic growth, hampered by capacity and workforce shortages.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Devgan-Kacker pointed to Ventura County’s agriculture industry, saying it depends on a stable workforce and that broad deportation of nonviolent residents is not a substitute for comprehensive reform of the immigration system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The job cuts represent less than 4% of the company’s total workforce and don’t include positions at retail stores or distribution centers, the person said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He needed a vast workforce to tend it.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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