nonfarm

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Recent Examples of nonfarm Total nonfarm employment statewide topped 13.6 million in October, the 12th consecutive month that Texas has set a record high for that metric. Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022 As pressure from the Fed’s war on inflation builds, nonfarm payrolls will begin shrinking early next year, translating to a loss of about 175,000 jobs a month during the first quarter, the bank said. Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022 Productivity, or nonfarm business employee output per hour, decreased at a 4.6 percent annual rate in the second quarter after falling at a 7.4 percent pace in the previous three months, Labor Department figures showed Tuesday. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 All in all, Labor Department data shows that total nonfarm employment is up 22 million from its April 2020 lows. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for nonfarm
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  • The act set the cap for H-2B visas, the main visa for low-skilled nonagricultural workers, at 66,000 per year.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Retailers and importers of nonagricultural goods had sped up shipments in anticipation of the strike, and some ships were diverted to West Coast ports where workers are not among those striking.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Nonfarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfarm. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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