nonagricultural
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonagricultural
1840–50; non- + agricultural ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Self-employed workers now make up about 30% of the nonagricultural workforce in China, up from 20% in 2013, data from Gavekal Dragonomics showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
They were boosted by higher prices for nonagricultural industrial supplies and materials, capital goods and automotive vehicles, which more than offset lower prices for consumer goods and nonagricultural foods.
From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023
There were 306,000 fewer nonagricultural jobs in the United States in March than initially reported, according to revised data released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023
That proposed sewer expansion and a re-designation of the “rural crescent,” where most types of nonagricultural development have been restricted to one house per 10 acres since the late 1990s, drew the most opposition.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022
The government's continued prosecution of the civil war and its growing international isolation led to a further deterioration of the nonagricultural sectors of the economy during 1994.
From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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