labour force

Definition

noun
all the employees in a company or in an area
ExamplesThe management has made an increased offer to the labour force. • We are opening a new factory in the Far East because of the cheap local labour force.

"70 per cent of Australia's labour force is employed in service activity" [Australian Financial Review]

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