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
The report also showed export prices fell 1.1% in October as prices for both agricultural and nonagricultural exports dropped.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 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 U.S. also will provide H-2B nonagricultural seasonal worker visas to 11,500 nationals of northern Central America and Haiti.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2022
These difficulties in adjusting to the challenges of a more open system, together with a severe drought, caused nonagricultural output to fall by perhaps 8% in 1993.
From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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