labor force

noun

Synonyms of labor forcenext

Examples of labor force in a Sentence

the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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Already the percentage of Gen Z workers in the United States has surpassed boomers, on the way to comprising 30% of the labor force by 2030. Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026 So the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was born as a mechanism to numb their ambitions and sow division among the labor force in Hollywood. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 And then there’s the OnlyFans of it all, whose labor force can get threatened, doxxed, and worse by the site’s most toxic members. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026 No one in my generation remembers the huge labor force of switchboard operators, but in the 1950s there were 340,000 workers physically plugging cords into jacks to connect callers to one another (roughly equivalent to the number of dental assistants today). Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor force

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of labor force was in 1844

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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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