Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labour force

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
labour -force
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

labour forces (plural) labor force (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

workforce jobforce

Questions

What does labour force mean?
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).

How to pronounce labour force

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