labor force
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Taken together, Nvidia is making it easier to make useful humanoid robots that can one day expand the labor force.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
As fewer young people enter the labor force, there are fewer active taxpayers to support each beneficiary at a time when people are living longer — and taking benefits for longer.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In 1975 a second income often sat in reserve—a nonworking parent who could enter the labor force if needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The ECB calculates that while workers aged 65 years and above account for just 3% of the eurozone’s labor force, the equivalent rates in the U.S. and Japan are 7% and 14% respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
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