labor force

noun

: workforce

Synonyms of labor force

• workforce
• staff
• manpower
• pool
• personnel

Examples of labor force in a Sentence

the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people

Recent Examples on the Web

Immigrant deportations have threatened the agricultural labor force, and cuts to foreign aid and SNAP food stamps hurt the market for agricultural products. — Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Amazon does not directly employ workers anywhere in the country and instead contracts its labor force through other firms. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Their participation rate, or share of the female population in the labor force, grew to 52% from 34%. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Aside from spreading fear and anxiety through the agricultural labor force — which might be the point, if the hope is many will self-deport — the surge is having some other bizarre and probably unintended consequences. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for labor force

• counterforce
• intercourse
• nonrecourse
• reinforce
• watercourse
• bourse
• coarse
• course
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse