as in workforce
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
Colorado ranked 41st slowest for the growth of its labor force, which includes both the employed and the unemployed actively looking for work, according to Gedney.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
If the creation of a new labor force once required the sacrifice of the worker-god to animate worker-humans, pieces from this exhibition show artists working to interpret how the worker-human has been continuously sacrificed to animate our new worker-machines.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
As the labor force shrinks, economic output and tax revenues may contract while demand for pensions, healthcare, and social security rises—a financial burden that will be borne by an increasingly smaller workforce.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
If the overall workforce continues to shrink, even fewer new jobs will be needed to incorporate workers entering the labor force, such as recent college graduates or parents who put their careers on hold for a few years.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
If the creation of a new labor force once required the sacrifice of the worker-god to animate worker-humans, pieces from this exhibition show artists working to interpret how the worker-human has been continuously sacrificed to animate our new worker-machines.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
As the labor force shrinks, economic output and tax revenues may contract while demand for pensions, healthcare, and social security rises—a financial burden that will be borne by an increasingly smaller workforce.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
If the overall workforce continues to shrink, even fewer new jobs will be needed to incorporate workers entering the labor force, such as recent college graduates or parents who put their careers on hold for a few years.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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Some workers may choose to delay retirement or re-enter the workforce to offset benefit losses, which could eventually add some economic output back into the system.—
Martha Shedden,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other pressures on the city, including unemployment and lost revenue tied to federal workforce cuts, have taken priority.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pilots relay real‑time information Edwardo Hernandez is one of the 15 pilots on staff who is charged with flying Maveric.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Gentry’s lean frame limits his play strength, and the role fit will vary wildly depending on the scheme, but going to tempt creative coaching staffs.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The lengthening deployments come as Ukrainian commanders in other units have warned of personnel issues, acknowledging that the army will never match the manpower of Russia’s far larger military force.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Fire Department called a still-and-box alarm for additional equipment and manpower for the fire in the 400 block of West 79th Street, near Vincennes Avenue.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The property is set on an 11,616-square-foot lot, with an addition of a pool.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Prince was found unresponsive the morning of April 21, 2016, and was pronounced dead by medical personnel shortly after.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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And every inch of the life-sized contract is adorned with the signatures of Knicks personnel.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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