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labor force

noun

Definition of labor forcenext
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 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 About 58% of women 20 and older are in the labor force, and that number jumps to 77% for women at prime working ages between 25 and 54. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 As a result, many in labor force anticipate pushing back their target exit dates, WalletHub said. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 But even in Germany and Belgium, which offer public financing to candidates, or Finland, where the vast majority of the labor force is unionized, people from working-class jobs make up around 5% or less of the national legislature. — Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor force
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
  1. workforce
  2. staff
  3. manpower
  4. pool
  5. personnel
Noun
  • In preparing for this coming workforce, community colleges can train and meet growing demand for licensed, trained, and credentialed workers all along the city’s working waterfront.
    — Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Bank of America broadens hiring initiatives The apprenticeship initiative builds on Bank of America’s broader hiring and workforce commitments, according to the company.
    — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of workforce
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Glenn Gamboa and staff writers of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • All flaggers are now required to reach their jobsites by hitching a ride on a nearby subway instead of walking through the tunnels, according to a service bulletin sent Monday to all subway staff and obtained by the Daily News.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • With only three hundred and fifty thousand citizens, Qatar lacked the manpower to establish physical dominance in the region.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But with just over 1,000 deployed, the mission has lacked the manpower and equipment to conduct major operations.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Inside this mine, a bubbling pool releases nearly pure hydrogen gas into the air.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Only authorized law enforcement personnel can access the system.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of personnel

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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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