Noun : Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.    From Dictionary.com. 

We will be calling furloughed employees back to work as ongoing attrition reduces the active workforce.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

In the past year or two, major carriers have been recalling furloughed pilots as well, creating rapid turnover at regional airlines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Airlines Lower Bar] Reference

In hard times, 'furloughed' better than 'forced out'.    From Wordnik.com.  [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference

Here is another county job being SAVED! what does 'furloughed' mean?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Times Leader News] Reference

In that case, hundreds of thousands of federal employees were furloughed, meaning they were not paid.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXNews.com] Reference

They're recalling furloughed pilots.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007] Reference

O'BRIEN: The recently released and furloughed chef.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2004] Reference

WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSIT when discharged or furloughed to reserve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Military Instructors Manual] Reference

All told, about 45,000 state workers have been furloughed -- John.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2006] Reference

And there are about 45,000 state workers that have been furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2006] Reference

Their ranks of furloughed men in this line were usually quite full.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of Kershaw's Brigade] Reference

Maybe you won't have to have workers furloughed in California where I live.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2009] Reference

Disney has furloughed a lot of their part-timers, as have a lot of the hotels.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2001] Reference

They caused hundreds of thousands of state employees to be laid off or furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Creamer: Republican Strategy for Victory: Stall Economic Recovery] Reference

Zathra Camalfar maintains that she was in jail in Iran and she was furloughed from jail.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2006] Reference

Others left positions vacant, furloughed workers, cut salaries, and raised admission fees.    From Wordnik.com.  [After the Recession, a Serious Crisis Awaits Museums] Reference

He gave furloughs to one-third of his army at a time, until the whole had been furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference

About 800,000 employees would be furloughed, and all of them, as I said, would not be paid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Alice Rivlin] Reference

CONWAY: No.No. That is something that -- Larry, she would have to be furloughed from the jail.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2009] Reference

The company says up to 450 pilots will be furloughed, along with up to 650 maintenance workers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2004] Reference

At least 45,000 state employees have already been furloughed and the lottery has been suspended.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2006] Reference

And this is in addition to state offices like DMV and 45,000 workers so far have been furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2006] Reference

A large proportion of these troops were then furloughed by General Hood, and went to their homes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner] Reference

Now, as you said, that comes on top of Continental announcing 12 thousand people to be furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2001] Reference

With this legislation enacted into law, over 140,000 furloughed employees were able to go back to work.    From Wordnik.com.  [President On Signing An Appropriations Act] Reference

If Republicans and Democrats don't come to terms soon, as many as 30,000 state workers may be furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tarnished Gold] Reference

And while this is over, many New Jersey state employees who were furloughed say they will not forget this.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2006] Reference

Q How many federal workers are there in the Washington metropolitan area, and how many of those will be furloughed?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Alice Rivlin] Reference

The actual amount could be less, however, because an undetermined number of employees probably will not be furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hundreds Of Neb. Education Dept Workers Won't Take Furloughs] Reference

All told, these actions bring back to work over 200,000 of the 800,000 federal employees who were furloughed last week.    From Wordnik.com.  [President Statement On Signing Appropriations Bills] Reference

He blamed Gore for putting furloughed murderer Willie Horton into the "lexicon" of politics -- which wasn't quite true.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smiles And Sharp Elbows] Reference

Nineteen other states have furloughed employees or considered doing so in order to try to survive this current economic crisis.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2009] Reference

Plenty of businesses and governments furloughed workers this year, but Hawaii went further — it furloughed its schoolchildren.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome to post-stimulus America] Reference

MR. KOSKINEN: There are about 304,000 employees in the area, and the estimate is that about 150,000 of those would be furloughed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Alice Rivlin] Reference

Faculty are being furloughed, and course offerings are being cut, making it hard for students to stay on track towards graduation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gail Mellow: Racing to the Bottom With For-Profit Colleges] Reference

The same manufacturers that furloughed workers as the recession began would start hiring again once inventories had been drawn down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Boom-Bust Cycle] Reference

California furloughed thousands of tax collectors, although they would have earned the state an estimated seven times what they cost.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End of the Future in Kentucky] Reference

In summer, children, furloughed from school, get to play in the sun and so are more available to have their adorable selves photographed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Families in Focus, Harlem at Night] Reference