as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work
the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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The recession bells aren’t ringing for Crofoot, Tedeschi and other economists because the economy is still growing (a robust 2.8%, in fact, during the second quarter); consumers are still spending; labor force participation remains high; and, most importantly, layoffs aren’t mounting.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
For white workers, the labor force participation rate ticked higher to 62.3% last month, compared to June’s rate of 62.2%.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Thousands of working parents in Connecticut require child care to be able to participate in the labor force.
—Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2024
In Baltimore’s pilot, preliminary results showed participants’ labor force participation increased from 64% to 71%, though their unemployment rate remained more than twice that of average Baltimore residents.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
For white workers, the labor force participation rate ticked higher to 62.3% last month, compared to June’s rate of 62.2%.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Thousands of working parents in Connecticut require child care to be able to participate in the labor force.
—Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2024
In Baltimore’s pilot, preliminary results showed participants’ labor force participation increased from 64% to 71%, though their unemployment rate remained more than twice that of average Baltimore residents.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
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