labor

The U.S. labor market shed jobs in July, sending stocks higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Then again, the U.S. labor participation rate has been declining.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

The world's largest economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed, signalling potential labor market weakness after months of steady growth.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The cost of labor, food and other operations have skyrocketed in recent years, further eroding the industry’s famously razor-thin margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Still, Karl received five years of hard labor for reading the leaflets, and Rudi was given ten years, because he had implicated himself more during the interrogations.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

In New York, this month brings a wealth of opportunities to appreciate the fruits of these labors, principally at the Museum of Modern Art’s annual festival of film preservation, “To Save and Project.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

The box is carved with scenes of the labors of Hercules, while the lid is decorated with monumental reclining figures of the deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

As Rams coach Sean McVay and Snead navigate their ninth season together, they can’t avoid seeing throughout the NFL the fruits — and competitive challenges — created by their labors and success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

Flynn deserves a break from his heroic theatrical labors, but he’s not done yet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

The chorus labors through the first phrase and then rushes forward with hugs, kisses, and—from a couple of the boys—fake karate kicks.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Rather, they meant to establish what Lincoln called a “standard maxim for free society,” which should be constantly looked to, labored for and more nearly approximated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Thus far, however, this effort has yielded only a few dozen genetically modified long-haired mice, which evokes the Aesopian adage about the mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

These unsung masters labored on the magnificent frescoes that cover virtually every inch of the two-story Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Last Thanksgiving, Megan Thee Stallion labored for days to prepare an elaborate holiday dinner for then-boyfriend Klay Thompson and his family.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

All around are stores selling gold filigree jewelry and embroidered cloths in buildings where Jewish artisans must have labored centuries ago.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Agility, an Oregon-based company whose robots are already laboring within a Plexiglas cage at an auto-parts factory, recently announced plans to go public at a valuation of $2.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

A quarter-century Jean’s senior, David is trying to finish a stalled book project, laboring in the shadow of his more prolific and successful wife, Ann.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

You probably know it already — you’ve seen oil pumpjacks laboring away in nutty places, like on the La Cienega Boulevard shortcut through Baldwin Hills to the airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

"For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

There, laboring around the clock, workers cook and clean the bubbling liquid so that the sweetest syrup turns into the sweetest sugar.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson