unskilled labor

noun

1. work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
2. the labor force employed for such work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unskilled labor¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Up until that point, capital fought largely unskilled labor—assembly-line workers, truckers, etc.

From The Daily Beast

To others it means three dollars a day for unskilled labor, fire, clothes, and something to eat.

From Project Gutenberg

The seekers of homesteads include men of better stuff than the job-seekers attracted by high wages for unskilled labor.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor did these writers overlook the important differentiation between simple, unskilled labor and labor that is highly skilled.

From Project Gutenberg

Even unskilled labor, when you can obtain it, commands five dollars a day.

From Project Gutenberg

There was nothing for him under the Specialist heading, even the Unskilled Labor listings were bare and unpromising.

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