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Noun: labour force  ley-bu(r) fors
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: labor force)
  1. The source of trained people from which workers can be hired
    "The company tapped into the local labour force to fill new positions";
    - labor force [US], labor pool [US], labour pool [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: labour forces

Type of: labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], proletariat, proletariate [archaic], working class

Encyclopedia: Labour force