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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Recently, hospital leadership has developed and deployed a labor-intensive manual work-around to bill and collect revenue.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Industrial exoskeletons, wearable machines that enhance human strength, are revolutionizing labor-intensive jobs by reducing muscular strain and increasing workers’ endurance.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Thanks to their short season and labor-intensive harvesting, a bunch may go for $20 per pound.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In contrast, health care is a labor-intensive industry that’s become more central to the economy as baby boomers retire; the number of people collecting Social Security swelled by more than 2 million last year alone.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Industrial exoskeletons, wearable machines that enhance human strength, are revolutionizing labor-intensive jobs by reducing muscular strain and increasing workers’ endurance.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Thanks to their short season and labor-intensive harvesting, a bunch may go for $20 per pound.
—Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In contrast, health care is a labor-intensive industry that’s become more central to the economy as baby boomers retire; the number of people collecting Social Security swelled by more than 2 million last year alone.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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