labor force

noun

Examples of labor force in a Sentence

the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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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 Some experts also worry about burnout, which was widespread when many Americans left the labor force in the early days of the pandemic, leaving colleagues with bigger workloads. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024 Attract renewable energy companies and other green businesses through government incentives, as well as retain these businesses by finding a path to adapt the labor force to the climate crisis. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024 The backbone of the Bangladeshi labor force in 2050 will be today’s youth. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for labor force 

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of labor force was in 1844

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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20force. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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