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Even with so much union organization activity going on, there were fewer than 1 million union members in the United States in 1900.

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The Department of Labor in the United States employs around 16,000 employees.


What term did Durkheim use to refer to the global division of labor that has led to specific tasks performed by members of society and a lessening of social cohesion?

Durkheim used the term "organic solidarity" to refer to the global division of labor and the interdependence it creates among members of society, as opposed to the more traditional "mechanical solidarity" based on similarity and shared values.


How do you calculate labor force participation rate when given people employed unemployment rate and labor force?

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Are the unemployed included in the labor force?

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As societies grow larger they divide work among members based on some standardized characteristic such as age or sex This is referred to as?

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