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a body of persons at work or available for work
the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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Recent Examples of labor force
In 2022 alone, the number of workers aged 16 to 35 fell by 1.33 million, and their share of the labor force was the lowest on record since 1996.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Many of the undocumented workers who manage to avoid ICE will be forced to withdraw from the labor force.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The labor force participation rate was flat at 68.2% from April, compared to 62.4% nationally.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
The labor force required to bring the project to completion is equally enormous.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Many of the undocumented workers who manage to avoid ICE will be forced to withdraw from the labor force.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The labor force participation rate was flat at 68.2% from April, compared to 62.4% nationally.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
The labor force required to bring the project to completion is equally enormous.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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This reality is particularly concerning given that, according to the WEF’s report, women make up nearly half of the global workforce, yet hold less than a third of senior leadership roles.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Tweak to child care reimbursement could open up more seats for children HB 2294 allows local workforce development boards to provide higher reimbursement rates to child care providers who enroll children with scholarships.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Virtually the entire Indiana playing, coaching and medical staff surrounded him on the court once he got hurt.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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But Brazil were probably more prepared than any other side in the tournament, investing heavily in an extensive backroom staff at a time when other nations were content with a manager, an assistant and a physio.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The collapse could have been triggered by failure of a slab-column connection in the pool deck, where the structural design did not meet building code standards.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Higher mortgage rates, which shot over 7% in April and have settled back just under that mark since then, are keeping potential monthly payments near generational highs and pricing out significant pools of buyers, especially first-timers.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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Customer service personnel have to be trained in those portals and ensure the data needed to track a shipment makes it to the customer portal in a timely manner.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Steep terrain and access made this fire difficult for personnel to raise containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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