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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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If the creation of a new labor force once required the sacrifice of the worker-god to animate worker-humans, pieces from this exhibition show artists working to interpret how the worker-human has been continuously sacrificed to animate our new worker-machines.
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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Coinciding with the immigration crackdown, labor force participation has also been in a gradual decline.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
If the overall workforce continues to shrink, even fewer new jobs will be needed to incorporate workers entering the labor force, such as recent college graduates or parents who put their careers on hold for a few years.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Impact on interest rates While March's job gains signaled a return to a robust labor market, analysts also pointed to longer-term issues such as slow job creation, a shrinking labor force and a growing share of long-term unemployed workers.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Coinciding with the immigration crackdown, labor force participation has also been in a gradual decline.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
If the overall workforce continues to shrink, even fewer new jobs will be needed to incorporate workers entering the labor force, such as recent college graduates or parents who put their careers on hold for a few years.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Impact on interest rates While March's job gains signaled a return to a robust labor market, analysts also pointed to longer-term issues such as slow job creation, a shrinking labor force and a growing share of long-term unemployed workers.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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