labor force
noun
: workforce
Synonyms
- force
- help
- manpower
- personnel
- pool
- staff
- workforce
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Example Sentences
the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
Recent Examples on the Web The labor force, a measure of those working or seeking employment, rose to 164.7 million in August, topping the February 2020 pre-pandemic level for the first time but falling short of where the U.S. workforce would be without the pandemic. 
Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 The move just speaks to the need his content is filling, particularly at a time when the US labor force in a strange place for both incoming Gen Z’ers and their older employers. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Sep. 2022 Beyond the impact that had on the broader labor force, concerns about work conditions has resulted in a surge of union activism. Chris Isidore, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022 The figure can change drastically from quarter to quarter due to changes in output or the labor force, and may not necessarily imply anything about how employees are working. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The firm measures labor demand by adding total employment to job vacancies, and then compares that with the labor force. Greg Ip, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% to 3.7% but that’s because 786,000 more people joined the labor force, which includes those working or job hunting. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Two-and-a-half years after the pandemic caused the nation to shut down, Louisville has found a way to rebound from the economic hardships placed on the labor force. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 In San Antonio and Texas, unemployment is running higher than the national average — the result of a growing labor force — but overall employment is hitting record highs month after month. Erica Grieder, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 The move just speaks to the need his content is filling, particularly at a time when the US labor force in a strange place for both incoming Gen Z’ers and their older employers. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Sep. 2022 Beyond the impact that had on the broader labor force, concerns about work conditions has resulted in a surge of union activism. Chris Isidore, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022 The figure can change drastically from quarter to quarter due to changes in output or the labor force, and may not necessarily imply anything about how employees are working. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The firm measures labor demand by adding total employment to job vacancies, and then compares that with the labor force. Greg Ip, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% to 3.7% but that’s because 786,000 more people joined the labor force, which includes those working or job hunting. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Two-and-a-half years after the pandemic caused the nation to shut down, Louisville has found a way to rebound from the economic hardships placed on the labor force. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 In San Antonio and Texas, unemployment is running higher than the national average — the result of a growing labor force — but overall employment is hitting record highs month after month. Erica Grieder, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
labor force
noun
as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- workforce
- manpower
- staff
- pool
- personnel
- force
- crew
- help
- worker
- employee
- rank and file
- labor
- team
- company
- support
- band
- party
- helper
- squad
- gang
- proletariat
- blood
- outfit
- hireling
- employe