From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlabour forceˈlabour force British English, labor force American English noun [countable usually singular] WORKERall the people who work for a company or in a countryFrom Longman Business Dictionarylabour forceˈlabour force British English, labor force American English [countable] all the people who work for a company or in a countryOut of Minnesota’s labor force of 2.1 million, only 110,000 are reckoned to be earning the minimum wage. → force
