labor force

la·bor force

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley-ber fawrs, fohrs]
- /ˈleɪ bər fɔrs, foʊrs/
- /ˈleɪ.bər fɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-ber fawrs, fohrs]
- /ˈleɪ bər fɔrs, foʊrs/

Definitions of labor force words

noun labor force work force. 1
noun labor force (in the U.S.) the body of people who are at least 14 years old and are either employed or available for employment. 1
noun labor force workforce: employable people 1
countable noun labor force The labor force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company. 0
noun labor force (US) Alternative spelling of labour force. 0

See all 5 definitions of labor force

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Origin of labor force

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Labor force

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Labor force

labor force popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

labor force usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for labor force

noun labor force

personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
crew — The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
proletariat — common people, working class
workforce — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.

All 6 Synonyms of labor force