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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
Undocumented immigrants accounted for about 5% of the U.S. labor force in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center.
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The impact is felt in large urban areas like Indianapolis and in smaller cities such as Seymour, Frankfort and Logansport, where business leaders have depended on growing immigrant communities to bolster the labor force as older residents age out.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
From 2013 to 2023 about half of the growth in the U.S. civilian labor force was due to immigrants, as shown in the figure below (red bar).
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The unemployment rate has held at 4.2 percent in its past three readings, with about 7 million people out of work in a labor force of 170 million.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The impact is felt in large urban areas like Indianapolis and in smaller cities such as Seymour, Frankfort and Logansport, where business leaders have depended on growing immigrant communities to bolster the labor force as older residents age out.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
From 2013 to 2023 about half of the growth in the U.S. civilian labor force was due to immigrants, as shown in the figure below (red bar).
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The unemployment rate has held at 4.2 percent in its past three readings, with about 7 million people out of work in a labor force of 170 million.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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That's because the entire U.S. shipboard maritime workforce is projected to turn over in the coming decades.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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The executive order at the center of the legal battle, issued in March, would reduce the Education Department’s workforce by roughly 1,400 positions, with Trump saying the order would effectively gut the department.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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However, even this approach may require IT skills that small companies don't have on staff.—
Atal Bansal,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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And with 94% of the some 13,000 USAID staff now laid off, Natsios questions how everything will be managed.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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The park also includes the Pond House, a playscape and spray pad for kids, a fitness circuit, trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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The Elgin area also is less expensive than other areas in the Chicago market and has a good talent pool from which to fill their office and industrial jobs, Klein said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Traffic control personnel, signing patterns and posted detours will guide motorists through the work zone, according to the DOT.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Because, in part, Luis Campusano, 26, hasn’t earned the trust of field personnel.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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