labour-intensive

adjective

1. of or denoting a task, organization, industry, etc, in which a high proportion of the costs are due to wages, salaries, etc

Example Sentences

Mr Padgham, who chairs the Independent Care Group, which represents independent providers, said that as a labour-intensive sector an increase in employee costs was "the last thing social care needed".

From BBC

Meanwhile, an announcement is expected this month to confirm that Scotland’s only remaining oil refinery at Grangemouth will shut down early next year to become a less labour-intensive oil and gas import terminal.

From BBC

"In my wildest dreams I did not think that I would get into growing fox nuts, as it was a labour-intensive job, which was mostly carried out by fishermen."

From BBC

Snare removal is labour-intensive and costly, since rangers need to cover large areas on foot in rugged and inaccessible terrain.

From Science Daily

The TCT-DP test has long been acknowledged as the premier tool to assess creativity in school aged children, but as it is expensive, slow, and labour-intensive, it's out of reach for most schools.

From Science Daily