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Definition of labour force noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

labour force

noun
 
/ˈleɪbə fɔːs/
 
/ˈleɪbər fɔːrs/
(US English labor force)
[countable + singular or plural verb]
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  1. all the people who work for a company or in a country synonym workforce
    • a skilled/an unskilled labour force
    • The labour force is/are largely unskilled.
    • An increasing percentage of the labour force is now unemployed.
    • the size of the labour force
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLabour force/​labor force is used before these nouns:
    • participation
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