labor force

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In the longer run, the labor force could continue to shrink.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Economists estimate the U.S. needs to add just 50,000 jobs a month, if that, to absorb the new entrants into the labor force.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility-which also hiked its unemployment forecast earlier this month-cited new entrants to the labor force struggling to find work as a key sign of weakness in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Stiglitz also pointed to a lack of labor force growth in 2025 as a cause for concern.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

They slipped in and out of the box of peeling gray, making no stir in the neighborhood, no sound in the labor force, and no wave in the mayor’s office.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison