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

As fewer young people enter the labor force, there are fewer active taxpayers to support each beneficiary at a time when people are living longer — and taking benefits for longer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Getting a plant opened is just the first step, with the U.S. needing trade schools and other ways to re-skill the labor force, as well as ways to create an ecosystem of suppliers.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Migrants contributed 4.2 million workers to the eurozone labor force between 2021 and 2025, increasing their share to 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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