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labour force

/ˈleɪbə fɔːs/noun

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श्रम बल

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular]

    all the people in a country or area who are able to work, including those who have jobs and those who are looking for work

    श्रम बल

    • Women make up a growing share of the labour force.
    • The country's labour force is young and growing fast.
  2. 2

    [C, usually singular]

    all the people who work for a particular company or organisation

    कर्मचारी वर्ग, कार्यबल

    • The factory has a labour force of 2,000.

    Synonyms workforce staff

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse the labour force (people working plus people looking for work) and the workforce in its economic sense (only the people who actually have work).

Labour force (काम कर रहे लोग और काम खोज रहे लोग दोनों) और आर्थिक अर्थ में workforce (केवल वे लोग जिनके पास वास्तव में काम है) में भ्रमित न हों।

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General knowledge

In India, labour force data is collected through the Periodic Labour Force Survey of the National Statistics Office.

भारत में श्रम बल से जुड़े आँकड़े National Statistics Office के Periodic Labour Force Survey से एकत्र किए जाते हैं।