labour force en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).
Of the total labour force now threatened with redundancy, of course, a proportion will be covered by natural wastage, so that the number eventually thrown out of railway work will be well below 19,000.
1962 October, “Talking of Trains: B.R. works staff cut by a third”, in Modern Railways, page 221:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| labour forces | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| labor force | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (21)
ka სამუშაო ძალა (people available for employment) · mn ажиллах хүч (people available for employment) · tr iş gücü (people available for employment) · ja 労働力 (people available for employment) · ca mà d'obra (people available for employment) · ja マンパワー (people available for employment) · uk робо́ча си́ла (people available for employment) · ro forță de muncă (people available for employment) · fi työvoima (people available for employment) · sv arbetskraft (people available for employment) · de Arbeitskraft (people available for employment) · hu munkaerő (people available for employment) · mi hunga mahi (people available for employment) · pt mão de obra (people available for employment) · it manodopera (people available for employment) · fr main-d'œuvre (people available for employment) · el εργατικό δυναμικό (people available for employment) · pl siła robocza (people available for employment) · mi taimahi (people available for employment) · cmn 勞動力 /劳动力 (people available for employment) · es mano de obra (people available for employment)