labor force

noun

Definition of labor forcenext
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 For years, a common rule of thumb was that employers needed to add 100,000 jobs a month or more just to keep pace with a growing labor force. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Unemployment ticked up in September in part because more people entered or re-entered the labor force. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Then there’s the burgeoning labor force, a result of the population swelling after a decline in infant mortality and increase in fertility rates, yielding a cohort of young people, many of whom speak English. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 By paying women to remain out of the labor force, the White House’s proposal would indeed nudge parents away from day care. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor force
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
  1. workforce
  2. staff
  3. manpower
  4. pool
  5. personnel
Noun
  • Already, those results are shaping the award’s upcoming nomination round, which will include climate adaptation and workforce transition among its priorities.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Variety reported, backed by EA’s own statement and BioWare’s goodbye on socials, that EA is laying off 3% of its global workforce and closing down BioWare.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of workforce
Noun
  • Why staff a Tier-1 customer support desk when an agent can resolve the same tickets at a quarter of the cost.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The demonstrations first erupted last month in a high school in Creteil, southeast of Paris, over a lack of staff.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • This could reduce the time and manpower required to search large areas manually, particularly as Chinese military aircraft and vessels operate more frequently around Taiwan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • If Memphis isn't one of them, the city will have to try to maintain its momentum on public safety without extra manpower.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Locals can buy memberships to hang at the pool (but not so many that hotel guests can’t get a chaise lounge), so the pool has a definite country-club vibe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Bull Shoals was six feet from the conservation pool level, but Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greer's Ferry are all lakes that generate hydro-power, which will be reduced because of the low water conditions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Around 200 firefighters and emergency personnel ⁠in the area around Berchtesgaden in ​the southern region of Bavaria were battling ​the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • After the State Department intervened, a limited number of personnel will take part in a pregame ceremony, officials said.
    — Tara Copp, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of personnel

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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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