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labor force

[ley-ber fawrs] / ˈleɪ bər ˌfɔrs /
NOUN
trained workers
Synonyms
STRONGEST
labor pool personnel workforce
WEAK
crew factory floor manpower proletariat shop floor working classes

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By staying in the labor force during the decade when children are young, these women build experience, earnings growth and retirement funds that set their families apart financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“A lower labor force participation rate means slower long-run economic growth,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Start with the decline in the unemployment rate: The chief reason why it fell was because almost 400,000 people dropped out of the labor force.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The decline in the unemployment rate came with an asterisk: The labor force shrank by nearly 400,000 people, meaning fewer Americans were counted as unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was no better than being condemned to the garment-center labor force.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers