labor force
Example Sentences
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Without that labor force, he said, contaminated goods can keep being shipped.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
But if he is right, the economy will be relying on a smaller labor force for the growth it needs to support an increasing number of older people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Black women have suffered a disproportionate amount of this pain; more than 300,000 have left the labor force since June 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
There were about 169 million people in the civilian labor force in June, down nearly 2.2 million from a peak in November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
It was no better than being condemned to the garment-center labor force.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
