labor force
Available employee pool
The labor force is all the people available to work in a particular economy, country, or industry—both those currently employed and those actively seeking employment.
Economists track labor force participation rates to gauge economic health.
Women entered the labor force in record numbers during the twentieth century.
Also called the workforce.
People doing jobs
- employeesPaid staff members
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
white-collar · skilled workers · professionals · tradespeople · self-employed · migrant workers · domestic workers
Employment availability collectively
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- hiringGiving someone work
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- employersThose who hire staff
employees · jobseekers · vacancies · workplace · staffing · payroll · full-time · part-time
Output relative to input
- wagesPayment for work
- supply and demandPrice-determining economic forces
- employment ratePercentage holding jobs
- unemployment ratePercentage without jobs seeking work
Industrial product creation
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- servicesActs performed for others
- constructionProcess of building something
- technologyApplied scientific methods
healthcare · retail · hospitality · transportation · mining · energy · finance · telecommunications
Developing abilities through practice
- educationSystematic development of mind
- qualificationsProof of competence
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
proficiency · competence · vocational · reskilling · upskilling · apprenticeship · technical skills · soft skills
All inhabitants combined
- migrationMovement to new territory
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
age distribution · gender ratio · urbanization · rural · youth · seniors · diversity · census
workers
People doing jobs
- employeesPaid staff members
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- personnelWorkers at an organization
blue-collar · white-collar · skilled workers · professionals · tradespeople · self-employed · migrant workers · domestic workers
job market
Employment availability collectively
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- hiringGiving someone work
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
employers · employees · jobseekers · vacancies · workplace · staffing · payroll · full-time · part-time · temporary
productivity
Output relative to input
- wagesPayment for work
- supply and demandPrice-determining economic forces
- employment ratePercentage holding jobs
unemployment rate · economic output · automation · outsourcing · globalization
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- servicesActs performed for others
- constructionProcess of building something
technology · healthcare · retail · hospitality · transportation · mining · energy · finance · telecommunications · public sector
training
Developing abilities through practice
- educationSystematic development of mind
- qualificationsProof of competence
- certificationAttestation of qualification
expertise · proficiency · competence · vocational · reskilling · upskilling · apprenticeship · technical skills · soft skills · credentials
population
All inhabitants combined
- migrationMovement to new territory
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
fertility · age distribution · gender ratio · urbanization · rural · youth · seniors · diversity · census · socioeconomic
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, employee, profession
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- industrializationfactory, industrial revolution, Industrial Revolution, factories, manufacturing
- job marketjobs, employment, job seekers, job search, job hunting
- laborwork, workers, hard work, employment, effort
labor forceretirees
People finished working permanently
children · pensioners · full-time students · dependents · unemployable
labor forcecapital
Wealth used for investment
investors · capitalists · bourgeoisie · employers · management
force, labor, laborer, labored, laboring, labour, workforce, laborers, labouring