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Examples of labor force in a Sentence
the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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According to that survey, the unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May owing to a 408,000-person decline in employment that overshadowed a 250,000-person decline in the total labor force.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
San Diego County’s labor force — adults who either have a job or are actively looking for one — took an unexpected drop to 1.58 million, down 15,900 in a month.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
According to Employment Development Department data, there are 200,000 fewer Californians in the labor force — those employed or seeking employment — than there were in February 2020, just before the pandemic exploded.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
For most Americans, that’s a simple question: More than 80% of Americans age 70 or older have left the labor force.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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