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

During and after both wars, puritans used large-scale enslavement of Native peoples to bolster their labor force and help clear land for colonial settlement. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Moreover, if people could be broadly expected to work a year or so longer, then the labor force would be relatively larger than expected—and therefore produce more during that period. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

The household survey, which is used to calculate the unemployment rate, showed an increase of employment totaling 569,000 and a surge of 683,000 into the labor force. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

About 58% of women 20 and older are in the labor force, and that number jumps to 77% for women at prime working ages between 25 and 54. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 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