labor-intensive
adjective
la·bor-in·ten·sive
ˈlā-bər-in-ˌten(t)-siv 
: having high labor costs per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure on labor than in capital
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Unlike stir-fry dishes from China that come with a reputation of being fast, quick and easy, making zongzi is a very labor-intensive process.
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Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
That includes the sectors dominated by labor-intensive small firms, such as textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing.
—Rohit Lamba, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2024
The funds will also help staff labor-intensive projects like these on refuges that have very few employees, Miller said.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
The Cost of Control The success of this labor-intensive approach hinges upon the zeal of its enforcers.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Gain emphasizes that most retailers have not yet maximized the opportunity to successfully integrate between existing systems for real-time data sharing, resulting in significant after-the-fact labor-intensive searching for key information and video evidence.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
But with approximately 18,000 local law enforcement agencies to oversee, today the DOJ has only a few dozen people on staff with the expertise to conduct lengthy, labor-intensive oversight investigations.
—Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 May 2024
Jobbing commissions were frequent and not labor-intensive.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Chile peppers, which are usually picked by hand, are a labor-intensive crop.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
That includes the sectors dominated by labor-intensive small firms, such as textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing.
—Rohit Lamba, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2024
The funds will also help staff labor-intensive projects like these on refuges that have very few employees, Miller said.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2024
The Cost of Control The success of this labor-intensive approach hinges upon the zeal of its enforcers.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Gain emphasizes that most retailers have not yet maximized the opportunity to successfully integrate between existing systems for real-time data sharing, resulting in significant after-the-fact labor-intensive searching for key information and video evidence.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
But with approximately 18,000 local law enforcement agencies to oversee, today the DOJ has only a few dozen people on staff with the expertise to conduct lengthy, labor-intensive oversight investigations.
—Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 May 2024
Jobbing commissions were frequent and not labor-intensive.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Chile peppers, which are usually picked by hand, are a labor-intensive crop.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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