labor forces

plural of labor force

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Recent Examples of labor forces In turn, the city leased those assets to private operating companies, which provided the trains and labor forces. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026 Its outcome could define how far immigration officers may go in workplaces across the country, shaping protections for millions of Americans employed in industries with large immigrant labor forces and testing whether the Fourth Amendment meaningfully constrains interior enforcement. — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Anecdotally, executives at companies ranging from Walmart to Accenture have said the technology will drastically reshape their labor forces. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor forces
Noun
  • From the top floor, the upheaval looks profound enough that executives are already rethinking labor demand and reskilling their workforces.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • California began collecting information in 2020 about diversity for films and TV shows tapped to receive filming subsidies, requiring productions to report the racial, ethnic and gender makeup of their workforces.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership.
    — Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The tech giants that have run through US markets are now turning to other pools of capital.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The restrictions put a temporary end to washing cars at home, filling residential pools, non-essential power washing and operating decorative water features.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Labor forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20forces. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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