NONFARM Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

nonfarm

adjective

Definition of nonfarm

as in nonagricultural

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Recent Examples of nonfarm 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 The chart shows the trajectory of employment, the monthly growth in nonfarm payrolls, during the recession that started in December 1973. — Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review, 19 Dec. 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 Back in 2008, the US Centers for Disease Control calculated that crop workers die from heat stress at 20 times the rate of nonfarm employees. — Tom Philpott, Wired, 6 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for nonfarm

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nonagricultural

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The new guidelines would limit the licenses to temporary agricultural workers with H-2A visas, temporary nonagricultural workers with H-2B visas and investors with E-2 visas.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The visa is for temporary, nonagricultural workers and is often used in hospitality and tourism, landscaping, construction and other industries.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026

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