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Work refers to activities that people do in order to earn money and support themselves and their families. It matters because it provides the income necessary for people to meet their basic needs and live.
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An aircraft worker in Texas during World War II, 1942.
Work or labor (labour in British English) refers to the intentional activities individuals engage in to meet their own needs and potentially wants, as well as those of others or organizations. In economics, work is understood as human labor that, alongside other factors of production, contributes to the creation of goods and services within an economy. Work or labor is a service in standard economic theory.