labor-intensive
adjective
la·bor-in·ten·sive
ˈlā-bər-in-ˌten(t)-siv 
: having high labor costs per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure on labor than in capital
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Compliance, a traditionally labor-intensive domain, has become more proactive.
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Gananath Misra, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The crop is not only labor-intensive to produce but is also sensitive to environmental changes.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
These processes would have been time- and labor-intensive, which suggests the reward must have been worth the effort.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The main protein will consist of chicken strips — easier to prepare, and thus less labor-intensive, than the type of chicken McD's previously used in the wrap, which required more cutting, Senatore explained.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Gananath Misra, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The crop is not only labor-intensive to produce but is also sensitive to environmental changes.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
These processes would have been time- and labor-intensive, which suggests the reward must have been worth the effort.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The main protein will consist of chicken strips — easier to prepare, and thus less labor-intensive, than the type of chicken McD's previously used in the wrap, which required more cutting, Senatore explained.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for labor-intensive
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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