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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

Example Sentences

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An unusual divergence between GDP and new jobs shows worker productivity is making up for a slowdown in immigration and the labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Ordinarily, a stagnant labor force would be devastating for economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

The only way the unemployment rate would rise is if layoffs rose sharply — and there’s no evidence of that — or the labor force started to grow again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

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

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers