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
Health policy analysts say that would have little effect on labor force participation, because most Medicaid enrollees already work.
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Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Researchers have found that SNAP’s work requirements have pared back eligibility without any measurable increase in labor force participation.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The size of the labor force declined slightly in May after increasing in April.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 6 June 2025
That's a high number, given that this cohort only makes up 5% of the total labor force.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 27 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Researchers have found that SNAP’s work requirements have pared back eligibility without any measurable increase in labor force participation.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The size of the labor force declined slightly in May after increasing in April.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 6 June 2025
That's a high number, given that this cohort only makes up 5% of the total labor force.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 27 May 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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At the same time, Wynwood Norte is seeing some of the fruits of the rezoning in the form of several low-scale, neighborhood-friendly workforce apartment buildings that are now under construction, said Miami attorney Steven Wernick, who helped steer that plan to approval.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
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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And she’s frustrated by the board’s apparent focus on the past, including in the board’s request to former staff and board members to preserve documentation from their time working at Pride.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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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That included 263 civilians and 154 security force personnel, the group added.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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News of a personnel change at the top has caused shares in housebuilder Berkeley Group to sink in end-of-week trading.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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