In previous eras of drastic technological change, entrepreneurs smoothed the transition by dreaming up ways to combine labor and machines.

在以前技术剧烈变革的时期，企业家们想方设法将劳动力和机器结合起来，才使得转型顺利进行。

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International Labor Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

国际劳工组织的经济学家说，一些国家已经制定了政策，以减轻经济危机期间工资较低的影响。

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If it has to hire a caregiver for every two children, it can't really achieve any economies of scale on labor to save money when other expenses go up.

如果它不得不为每两个孩子雇佣一名看护者，那么当其他费用上涨时，它就无法节约劳动力成本。

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The rise of these births may be linked to increased use of drugs to start or speed up labor and more births by Cesarean section.

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Organized labor denounced him for using federal troops to break up the Pullman strike.

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"The reason the unemployment rate rocketed it up, is because the improving employment conditions are drawing more and more job applicants into the labor force,"

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Instead of being tied to one firm, a worker would be free to work for whoever will hire them within a particular region, and therefore have their labor bid up by competing employers.

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