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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

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By staying in the labor force during the decade when children are young, these women build experience, earnings growth and retirement funds that set their families apart financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Many farmers simply couldn’t produce the food we all enjoy without a labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

In the longer run, the labor force could continue to shrink.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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