labor force

Example Sentences

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The jobless rate held steady as more people joined the labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Although the budget documents note the potential for gains from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, each of which have a significant labor force in the state, the government refrained from estimating the impact.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Between 2021 and 2025, their share of the labor force rose to 10% from 8%, an increase of 4.2 million workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Economic growth would slow as inflation rose due to a softening labor force, upward pressures on wage growth, and tariffs.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

They slipped in and out of the box of peeling gray, making no stir in the neighborhood, no sound in the labor force, and no wave in the mayor’s office.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison