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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
The country faces many obstacles, including persistent unemployment, a lack of skilled workers, a severe gender imbalance in the labor force, and uneven progress at developing science, technology, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The gender gap in the country’s labor force participation is higher than in other high-income nations, at 55% for women and 72% for men last year, according to the World Bank.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
On the surface, these work visas seem like a win-win, allowing highly skilled workers in specialized fields to contribute to the U.S. labor force while being granted the ability to stay in the country.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The overall labor force participation rate — a measure of the population employed or seeking work — edged lower to 62.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
The gender gap in the country’s labor force participation is higher than in other high-income nations, at 55% for women and 72% for men last year, according to the World Bank.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
On the surface, these work visas seem like a win-win, allowing highly skilled workers in specialized fields to contribute to the U.S. labor force while being granted the ability to stay in the country.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The overall labor force participation rate — a measure of the population employed or seeking work — edged lower to 62.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor force
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Understanding Gen Alpha is crucial for business leaders because this generation, born into a world of rapid technological and societal change, represents the future of the workforce and consumer base.Gilda D'Incerti, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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By 2014, about 70% of the Silicon Valley tech workforce was foreign born; 41% were noncitizens.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Times staff writer Amy Kaufman and night archiving supervisor Valerie Hood contributed to this report.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Jemima McEvoy is a staff writer who covers billionaires, and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World Billionaires lists.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Murphy, 28, is now the most experienced one in the pool with 20 caps.Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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These individuals often show loyalty to the organization and, in many cases, allegiance to senior leaders who have placed them in the talent pool.Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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He’s been in his current role since 2021 and helped build the Los Angeles Rams into a contender as their director of pro personnel from 2017 to 2020.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The watchdog added that some of the directives the Pentagon has already implemented are insufficient and do not account for situations like a hospitalization or how medical personnel and medications could be involved in transfer authorities.Brad Dress, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Labor force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20force. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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