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a body of persons at work or available for work
the corporation has a labor force of nearly 100,000 people
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Recent Examples of labor force
Immigration typically helps grow the economy by adding new workers to the labor force who need housing, food and other taxable consumables, while also bolstering programs like Social Security.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Maybe a more realistic way to look at the federal labor force is to look at it as a percentage of all nonfarm workers.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
Productivity has been flatlining to Victorian-era lows, and sickness is the top reason people stay out of the labor force.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2025
Last year, veterans made up 28% of the federal workforce nationwide, per federal data — a far bigger share than the 5% of the overall U.S. labor force.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Maybe a more realistic way to look at the federal labor force is to look at it as a percentage of all nonfarm workers.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
Productivity has been flatlining to Victorian-era lows, and sickness is the top reason people stay out of the labor force.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2025
Last year, veterans made up 28% of the federal workforce nationwide, per federal data — a far bigger share than the 5% of the overall U.S. labor force.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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These include workforce reductions, the closure of internal departments, and adjustments to telephone services.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In December, The New York Times reported that Sotheby’s laid off more than 100 of its employees around the world, the equivalent of about 6 percent of its workforce.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Photograph by David Surowiecki In the Reviews and Criticism category, the prize went to a trio of pieces by the former staff writer Parul Sehgal.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Demetrius Simms Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because the Attorney General has chosen to proceed in this way, Mr. Mangione’s Due Process rights have already been violated and the manner in which the Government has acted has prejudiced the grand jury pool and has corrupted the grand jury process.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The main container has enough space for all your rafts and pool toys.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Divers from both teams immediately jumped into action, as did medical personnel onsite.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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