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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
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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The workforce crisis would look even worse if not for the millions of refugees and other migrants Germany has taken in from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine over the past decade.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Frito-Lay to 7Up maker will end DEI workforce representation goals and transition its chief DEI officer to a broader role looking into associate engagement and leadership development, according to a memo to company associates.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Leaders must recognize and validate the emotions of their staff and communities, acknowledging the human cost of a crisis rather than focusing solely on operational recovery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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During the strike, most courtrooms were dark and records departments were largely closed to the public due to the lack of staff.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Nature Photography Category Winners and Finalists The image was taken at Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe at one of the pools that gives the area its name just as the sun was going down, imparting this beautiful golden light.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Limiting the pool to those who were under 25 and didn’t step to the plate 350 times last year costs us someone like Wyatt Langford, but still leaves us a smorgasbord of young talent, all above-average across the league in our four-stat score.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Firing healthcare personnel and purging public health websites will do nobody any good.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The grand jury toured the Hanceville jail on Feb. 12 and were left with no confidence in the police department’s ability to maintain a jail or to meet the basic health and safety needs of jail personnel or inmates, Crocker said.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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