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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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On the surface, these work visas seem like a win-win, allowing highly skilled workers in specialized fields to contribute to the U.S. labor force while being granted the ability to stay in the country.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The overall labor force participation rate — a measure of the population employed or seeking work — edged lower to 62.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
In fact, according to the World Bank, the gender gap in the country’s labor force participation, which stood at 55% for women and 72% for men last year, is higher than other high-income nations.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
In addition, Ruiz-Sevillano says, wiring together a dozen or so modules inside a battery pack during production requires a qualified labor force to manually plug connectors over and over.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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