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

In July, employers shed 23,000 jobs and the labor force participation rate shrank to the lowest since 1976, outside of the pandemic, according to government data. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Given China’s shrinking labor force and the effects of overproduction and climate change on its arable land, Beijing is likely to remain reliant on foreign food products in the coming years. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Adding workers to the labor force, who are also consumers, typically increases job opportunities. — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The people leaving the labor force are the people who are supposed to be building careers, buying homes, and raising families—the ones who need to see capitalism as a solution, not a prison. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 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