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unskilled labor

noun as in manual labor

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Up until that point, capital fought largely unskilled labor—assembly-line workers, truckers, etc.

To others it means three dollars a day for unskilled labor, fire, clothes, and something to eat.

The seekers of homesteads include men of better stuff than the job-seekers attracted by high wages for unskilled labor.

Nor did these writers overlook the important differentiation between simple, unskilled labor and labor that is highly skilled.

Even unskilled labor, when you can obtain it, commands five dollars a day.

There was nothing for him under the Specialist heading, even the Unskilled Labor listings were bare and unpromising.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unskilled labor, such as: common labor, dirty work, gruntwork, manual work, physical work, and unskilled work.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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