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the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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His vows to impose hefty tariffs on certain imports and deport millions of immigrants who lack permanent legal status could reignite inflation, dampen consumption and constrain the labor force, said economist Dante DeAntonio of Moody’s Analytics.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
This may sound like good news for the pilots who are able to enter the labor force, this time last year, Southwest Airlines (LUV-1.09%) pilots ratified a new union contract that would win them 50% higher wages over the life of the agreement.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
But proposed tariffs and stricter immigration policies could increase inflation and shrink the labor force.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Such drastic cuts would have stalled economic growth, decimated the labor force, and collapsed pathways for entrepreneurship and innovation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
This may sound like good news for the pilots who are able to enter the labor force, this time last year, Southwest Airlines (LUV-1.09%) pilots ratified a new union contract that would win them 50% higher wages over the life of the agreement.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
But proposed tariffs and stricter immigration policies could increase inflation and shrink the labor force.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Such drastic cuts would have stalled economic growth, decimated the labor force, and collapsed pathways for entrepreneurship and innovation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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