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View synonyms for unskilled labor
unskilled labor
noun
- work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- the labor force employed for such work.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unskilled labor1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
Up until that point, capital fought largely unskilled labor—assembly-line workers, truckers, etc.
From The Daily Beast
To others it means three dollars a day for unskilled labor, fire, clothes, and something to eat.
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The seekers of homesteads include men of better stuff than the job-seekers attracted by high wages for unskilled labor.
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Nor did these writers overlook the important differentiation between simple, unskilled labor and labor that is highly skilled.
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Even unskilled labor, when you can obtain it, commands five dollars a day.
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There was nothing for him under the Specialist heading, even the Unskilled Labor listings were bare and unpromising.
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