nonagricultural
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonagricultural
1840–50; non- + agricultural ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The new guidelines would limit the licenses to temporary agricultural workers with H-2A visas, temporary nonagricultural workers with H-2B visas and investors with E-2 visas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
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
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced an increase in the allotment of work visas, adding 65,000 H2-B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 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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