“Labors” or “Labours”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “labors” and 8 prefer “labours”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	labors	labours	Preference
United States	87	13	“labors”
United Kingdom	11	89	“labours”
India	8	92	“labours”
Philippines	88	12	“labors”
Canada	28	72	“labours”
Australia	38	62	“labours”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	16	84	“labours”
New Zealand	10	90	“labours”
Jamaica	0	100	“labours”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	100	“labours”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“labors”

…Heritage: Remembering the American Industrial Landscape.
The Labors of Psyche: Toward a Theory…
…(the third-closest result of the election).
…that contest to Labor's Leonie Short.
…as far as leadership is concerned".
J. FL Stocqueler, Life and Labors of Dr Leitner (1875)
…his suggestion and through his labors, in association with other leading…
…at the 2019 Australian federal election.
Organized labor's conflict with the WSB
…Healy at the 2017 state election.

“labours”

…between October 2010 and April 2011.
…responsibility for overseeing Labour's election co-ordination.
The Twelve Labours of Heracles –
…reproach, that we find the labours of twenty years so wasted,…
…it raised productivity but not wages.
…till the board closed its labours in August 1808.
…but lost to Labour's George Dallas.
…causing a run on the pound.
…in connection with The Twelve Labours, in which Heracles, the (reconciled)…
…a betrayal among its traditional supporters.

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