101. In Reynosa, Moore, tieless in a black shirt and ballcap, visits some of the companies that have shifted their labor forces to Mexican workers. 102. In some countries, more than half of the labor force has connections with the banana industry. 103. India, for example, has a labor force larger than that of the European Union. 104. Industry moves to the suburbs, following the labor force. 105. Integrating the newcomers into the labor force is turning out to be trickier than expected. 106. Installation and service are tricky businesses, though, because the company is lending its brand name and a guarantee to a labor force that is notoriously uneven. 107. It also could shrink the agricultural labor force if deportation sweeps are the next step. 108. It makes military and economic sense to use the skilled labor force that has done the work for the military in Texas. 109. Japanese companies often slow the growth of their labor forces rather than reduce overall levels, he said. 110. Job losses were greatest in agriculture and construction, while labor forces grew in retail, telecommunications and other services. |