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
About five per cent of the labor force consists of undocumented immigrants—workers who lack permission to work.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead of moving to new sectors or places, manufacturing workers either dropped out of the labor force or clung to jobs in their dying industries.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
That update increased the size of the labor force by more than 2 million workers.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Immigrants play a key role in the state's economy, comprising 21.4 percent of the labor force.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead of moving to new sectors or places, manufacturing workers either dropped out of the labor force or clung to jobs in their dying industries.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
That update increased the size of the labor force by more than 2 million workers.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Immigrants play a key role in the state's economy, comprising 21.4 percent of the labor force.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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In recent days, judges have pumped the brakes on Trump’s efforts to freeze spending, cull the federal workforce, end automatic citizenship for children born on U.S. soil, send transgender women to men’s prisons and dismantle the United States Agency for International Development.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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As those of us who work in media know all too well, buyout offers are a frequent part of corporate attempts to reduce the size of a workforce.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Minnesota Reformer reported last month that Minneapolis Public Schools has been conducting staff trainings since December on how to respond if immigration officials demand access to a student.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Not even these groundbreaking institutions could escape it, however hard some of their administrators, staff, and supporters tried.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Toro gave the seven-story townhouse a grand makeover including an indoor pool, roof terrace, and artisanal furniture.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2025
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Players are competing for a $350,000 prize pool, with the winner taking home $200,000.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sacramento police and Sacramento City Unified School District security personnel patrolled the march and limited traffic along Freeport and surrounding streets.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Context Friday's development came in response to two separate lawsuits filed by FBI agents seeking to block the department from disseminating the names and other information related to bureau personnel who worked on the DOJ's sprawling investigation into the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection.—
Sonam Sheth,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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