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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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How young people fare in the job market can be a good indication of what’s to come for the broader labor force, the JPMorganChase researchers noted.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Women’s labor force participation rose dramatically during the second half of the 20th century, from less than 30 percent to nearly 60 percent of women, but that number has not changed much in the last 25 years.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
But that data only covers about 20% of the private labor force and does not count federal, state or local government employment.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Some may be able to compensate by attracting more migrant workers or boosting the efficiency of the labor force through education, automation and AI.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Women’s labor force participation rose dramatically during the second half of the 20th century, from less than 30 percent to nearly 60 percent of women, but that number has not changed much in the last 25 years.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
But that data only covers about 20% of the private labor force and does not count federal, state or local government employment.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Some may be able to compensate by attracting more migrant workers or boosting the efficiency of the labor force through education, automation and AI.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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