labor force

noun

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Examples: labor force in a Sentence

Definition of labor force

: workforce

Examples of labor force in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of labor force from the Web

In particular good news, the jobless rate continues to fall for workers with less than a high school diploma (5.4% from 6.2% a year ago) and black Americans (to 5.9% from 7.6%) as 208,000 blacks joined the labor force.

— the editorial board, WSJ, "The Rising Jobs Tide," 1 June 2018
Or the endless studies that suggest a positive correlation between female participation in the labor force and overall national economic growth.

— ashley e. mcguire, Washington Post, "How conservatives are poised to actually make paid family leave a reality," 13 May 2018
Last month, labor force participation among 15 to 19-year-olds was just 34%.

— Fox News, "Gutfeld: NoKo wasn't just human victory, but ratings one too," 13 May 2018
Worker Shortages Republicans say the requirements are needed to move food stamp recipients into the labor force at a time of worker shortages.

— alan bjerga, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Voters Would Be Hit Hardest by GOP’s Food Stamp Work Rules," 10 May 2018
The MassCOSH report, which includes 2017 numbers and uses slightly different data, shows that worker deaths in the state have risen steadily since 2012, as the economy improved and more people joined the labor force.

— katie johnston, BostonGlobe.com, "Worker deaths continue to rise in Mass.," 26 Apr. 2018
The overall uptick in the labor force participation of women obscures the massive changes that have occurred in some professions.

— USA TODAY, "Women in the workforce: 20 jobs that have become dominated by women," 21 Mar. 2018
In 2017, the youth labor force participation rate was 60.6 for July, considered the peak of summertime youth employment, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.

— vikki ortiz, chicagotribune.com, "Teens need summer jobs to learn important life skills. Too bad they're not getting them.," 21 May 2018
Several states, including some that reluctantly implemented expansion and some contemplating it, have asked for federal permission to link Medicaid eligibility to labor force participation—working or looking for work.

— Philly.com, "Why Medicaid work requirements could help persuade more states to expand coverage," 17 May 2018

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