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
The country faces many obstacles, including persistent unemployment, a lack of skilled workers, a severe gender imbalance in the labor force, and uneven progress at developing science, technology, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The gender gap in the country’s labor force participation is higher than in other high-income nations, at 55% for women and 72% for men last year, according to the World Bank.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
On the surface, these work visas seem like a win-win, allowing highly skilled workers in specialized fields to contribute to the U.S. labor force while being granted the ability to stay in the country.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The overall labor force participation rate — a measure of the population employed or seeking work — edged lower to 62.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The gender gap in the country’s labor force participation is higher than in other high-income nations, at 55% for women and 72% for men last year, according to the World Bank.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
On the surface, these work visas seem like a win-win, allowing highly skilled workers in specialized fields to contribute to the U.S. labor force while being granted the ability to stay in the country.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The overall labor force participation rate — a measure of the population employed or seeking work — edged lower to 62.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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Maria Flynn has written about the intersection of education and workforce development for Forbes since March 2023.Maria Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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But last week, Vista furloughed 69 non-medical personnel — 8.6% of its workforce — for the next six weeks.Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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School officials confirmed that an incident outside Carver Vocational-Technical High School on Thursday afternoon sent students and a staff member to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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News Studios staff in the UK have been told their jobs are at risk after Piers Morgan unveiled his plan to extricate himself from the Rupert Murdoch business.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman has an opportunity to impact the prospect pool this spring with a successful signing season vital to the team’s future.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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The Dodgers, who have long been interested in Sasaki after scouting him for years and traveling to Japan on numerous occasions, knew how important the international bonus pool would be in landing Sasaki.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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The watchdog added that some of the directives the Pentagon has already implemented are insufficient and do not account for situations like a hospitalization or how medical personnel and medications could be involved in transfer authorities.Brad Dress, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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He’s been in his current role since 2021 and helped build the Los Angeles Rams into a contender as their director of pro personnel from 2017 to 2020.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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