work

Also known as labor, labour, work (human activity)

activities performed as a means of support

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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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Research

2,711,701 papers

Work engagement among older workers: a systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2024Mori K, Odagami K, Inagaki M et al.DOI: 10.1093/joccuh/uiad008
Work-Fitness Evaluation for Shift Work Disorder.ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Jang TWDOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031294
Work intensification: A systematic review of studies from 1989 to 2022.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Niazi A, Memon MA, Sarwar N et al.DOI: 10.3233/WOR-230193
Beyond Work-Life "Integration".ReviewAnnual review of psychology · 2016Williams JC, Berdahl JL, Vandello JADOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033710

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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.