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

Wealth effect compounds demographic trend But the wealth effect isn't the only factor pushing down labor force participation among older workers. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Then there’s the burgeoning labor force, a result of the population swelling after a decline in infant mortality and increase in fertility rates, yielding a cohort of young people, many of whom speak English. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

By paying women to remain out of the labor force, the White House’s proposal would indeed nudge parents away from day care. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

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

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