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labor force

[ley-ber fawrs] / ˈleɪ bər ˌfɔrs /


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The recurring data series would sit alongside official monthly labor force survey and payroll indicators released by the national data agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Statistics Canada each month publishes a labor force survey that samples about 65,000 households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

It found 18,000 workers had dropped out of the county labor force in May, artificially driving down the unemployment rate, according the California EDD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Its recycling-plant labor force then was volatile, with positions hard to fill and keep filled.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

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

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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