unskilled labor
Americannoun
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work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
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the labor force employed for such work.
Etymology
Origin of unskilled labor
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I think anyone who’s done unskilled labor would be able to relate.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
It was like, "That person took my work. That person that I can point to is using these machines and child labor and unskilled labor to run them."
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023
Furthermore, 44% of small businesses surveyed currently have job openings for skilled workers and 27% have openings for unskilled labor.
From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2021
Those doing jobs that only a few months ago would have led to rejection of their visa requests as those performing unskilled labor are now seen as essential.
From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2020
But the skilled butchers were now a small part of a huge, mostly unskilled labor pool.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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