The Emergence Machine

Labor Force

abstract · economics · Level 12 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A collection of individuals who are employed and available to work, providing the workforce necessary for production and economic activity, which is driven by the need for work to be accomplished.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “labor force” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L3L2L1L0Labor ForceProductionPrincipalEconomyCausalityCellMaterialWork… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureCollectionWorkforceActionChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesLabor ForceL12CollectionL1WorkforceL1WorkL3ProductionL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Collection L1 (requires)
    A collection of individuals who are employed and available to work, providing the workforce necessary for production and economic activity.
  • Workforce L1 (requires)
    A collection of individuals who are employed and available to work, providing the workforce necessary for production and economic activity.
  • Work L3 (requires) Physics sense
    A collection of individuals who are employed and available to work implies the existence of work that needs to be done.
  • Production L11 (requires)
    A collection of individuals who are employed and available to work, providing the workforce necessary for production and economic activity.