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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
In October, the overall labor force participation rate — the percentage of the population either employed or actively seeking work — ticked down to 62.6% in October from 62.7% in September.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Reinforcing this grim forecast is the prediction that population growth in the U.S. will outpace labor force growth by nearly 8 to 1 in the next eight years.
—Bijal Shah, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
This is mostly because in time the arrivals work and pay taxes, and because a bigger labor force boosts economic growth, adding to others’ incomes and taxes.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men.
—Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Reinforcing this grim forecast is the prediction that population growth in the U.S. will outpace labor force growth by nearly 8 to 1 in the next eight years.
—Bijal Shah, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
This is mostly because in time the arrivals work and pay taxes, and because a bigger labor force boosts economic growth, adding to others’ incomes and taxes.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men.
—Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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The company continues to focus on expanding its operations and increasing capacity at its facilities, while managing costs through workforce reductions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Several donors have shown interest in building the physician workforce of the future.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sunday Reads was brought to you by Peter S. Green and the staff of Quartz.Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles.Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Latinos were polled as part of a pool of 9,000 voters surveyed for the American Electorate Voter Poll.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Nestled on a generous 0.3-acre lot, the property provides abundant outdoor space including a pool.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Casey’s extends the same offer year-round to active military personnel and on-duty, uniformed first responders, including law enforcement, fire, and EMS.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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