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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men.
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Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
Some experts also worry about burnout, which was widespread when many Americans left the labor force in the early days of the pandemic, leaving colleagues with bigger workloads.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Attract renewable energy companies and other green businesses through government incentives, as well as retain these businesses by finding a path to adapt the labor force to the climate crisis.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
The backbone of the Bangladeshi labor force in 2050 will be today’s youth.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
Some experts also worry about burnout, which was widespread when many Americans left the labor force in the early days of the pandemic, leaving colleagues with bigger workloads.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Attract renewable energy companies and other green businesses through government incentives, as well as retain these businesses by finding a path to adapt the labor force to the climate crisis.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
The backbone of the Bangladeshi labor force in 2050 will be today’s youth.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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