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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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Unemployment in 2022 and 2023 was marginally lower than in 2019, for example—no small feat given the COVID-19 pandemic that had transpired in the years between—and unemployment ticked up only in 2024, largely because of higher labor force participation.
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
That’s because small businesses with fewer than 50 workers employ nearly half of the American labor force and serve as critical drivers of employment economic growth.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, immigrants account for 18.6% of the U.S. labor force, and 44% of Fortune 500 businesses were started by immigrants or their children.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
In his first term, median weekly real wages for young men increased, as did labor force participation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
That’s because small businesses with fewer than 50 workers employ nearly half of the American labor force and serve as critical drivers of employment economic growth.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, immigrants account for 18.6% of the U.S. labor force, and 44% of Fortune 500 businesses were started by immigrants or their children.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
In his first term, median weekly real wages for young men increased, as did labor force participation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for labor force
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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