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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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In number of scientific researchers as a portion of the labor force, the United States ranks 10th.
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Chris Impey, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Agriculture, tourism, construction, and service industries all rely on immigrants for one-third or more of their labor force.
—Darren Soto, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Back then, federal workers made up 3.1% of the nation’s total labor force.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
But others, like reducing the size of the labor force — which his deportations of undocumented immigrants and restrictions on the arrival of new immigrants will do — could slow growth and increase inflation.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chris Impey, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Agriculture, tourism, construction, and service industries all rely on immigrants for one-third or more of their labor force.
—Darren Soto, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
Back then, federal workers made up 3.1% of the nation’s total labor force.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
But others, like reducing the size of the labor force — which his deportations of undocumented immigrants and restrictions on the arrival of new immigrants will do — could slow growth and increase inflation.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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