labor force
noun
labor forces
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pluralof labor force.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The new industrialization of Silicon Valley, meanwhile, happened with nonunionized labor forces, whose own factories would close by the end of the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
“Given North Korea lacks resources and technological advancements, it could face difficulties to revive and develop its manufacturing industry if sufficient labor forces are not provided,” the institute report said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
For example, the great earthen platform and monumental sculptures shaped liked step pyramids attest to a highly sophisticated culture, with a clearly defined elite that could control large labor forces.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Falling birthrates had left Japan with one of the world’s oldest and fastest-shrinking labor forces.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2018
The biggest political units could assemble large labor forces to construct irrigation systems and fishponds that intensified food production even further.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
