labor force
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The reason is that the labor force is shrinking as baby boomers continue to retire and immigration dries up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
By examining trends in educational attainment, labor force shifts and the effects of social media and AI, it can offer a grand-scale picture of societal health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Black women have suffered a disproportionate amount of this pain; more than 300,000 have left the labor force since June 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Abernathy’s plight is familiar to many job seekers, especially younger ones who’ve entered the labor force in the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
It was no better than being condemned to the garment-center labor force.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
