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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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By early 2021, roughly two and a half million women had left the labor force, in what became known as a she-cession.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Private sector job growth and labor force participation both grew faster than expected, but the overall level of job growth was reduced because of the administration’s layoffs and buyouts of federal employees.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, proponents of a strong economy will focus on jobs growth in November beating estimates, and point out that the increase in the unemployment rate was mostly because the labor force grew, as CNBC’s Jeff Cox noted.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The Chamber warns that trend could shrink the state’s labor force while adding to its retirement-age population.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Private sector job growth and labor force participation both grew faster than expected, but the overall level of job growth was reduced because of the administration’s layoffs and buyouts of federal employees.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, proponents of a strong economy will focus on jobs growth in November beating estimates, and point out that the increase in the unemployment rate was mostly because the labor force grew, as CNBC’s Jeff Cox noted.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
The Chamber warns that trend could shrink the state’s labor force while adding to its retirement-age population.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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