labor force

noun

: workforce

Examples of labor force in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Latinos are now the main drivers of the U.S. labor force growth rate, which has slowed down over the past decades. —

Amaris Alanis Ribeiro, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024 John Boyd, the founder of a consultancy that helps companies select site locations, also points to Canada’s labor force, energy costs and exchange rate as factors to consider. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 Despite raising retirement ages, total labor force participation in the Asia-Pacific region fell from 67% in 1991 to about 61% in 2023. —

Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune Asia, 28 May 2024 Baby boomers are retiring in droves and the return of Americans to the labor force following COVID is petering out. —

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for labor force

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