labor force

noun

Definition of labor forcenext
as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people

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Recent Examples of labor force Adding workers to the labor force, who are also consumers, typically increases job opportunities. — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The people leaving the labor force are the people who are supposed to be building careers, buying homes, and raising families—the ones who need to see capitalism as a solution, not a prison. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Pointing to a declining labor force participation rate, analysts said the unemployment rate was likely falling not because more people were getting hired, but because many had stopped applying to jobs all together. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Still, the evidence points to a dramatic slowdown, not only in the labor force but also, quite possibly, in overall economic growth. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor force
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
  1. workforce
  2. staff
  3. manpower
  4. pool
  5. personnel
Noun
  • Summary Artificial intelligence adoption for frontline workers lags significantly behind its integration for information workers, despite frontline staff comprising the majority of the workforce.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But the federal agency that has required companies to collect and report demographic workforce data since 1966 is now working to end that practice, a move some critics say would be a huge blow to civil rights enforcement.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of workforce
Noun
  • That said, there have been visitors in wheelchairs who are helped by the attentive staff.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The source said the TCU staff was aware of mounting tensions, but viewed it as just a part of competitive football in fall camp, not bullying.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • North Korea’s willingness to sustain such losses reflects the reach of Russia’s global alliances and Moscow’s need for extra manpower.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Boisvert said a lack of manpower at the department has made the situation more frustrating.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • From the lifeguard by the pool who’s been here for 30 years and taught most of the members’ children to swim, to the bright young team at the kids’ club.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just across the street from the bus stop … lurks a deep drainage pool at the bottom of a sheer 12-foot drop from the street.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Although Beulah fire personnel tried to rescue him, he was swept away downstream.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of personnel

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