livelihoods
n. plural-onlyn. the way people earn the money they need to pay for food, a home, and other basics. It refers to your job or the business that keeps you alive and well.
n. the means of securing the necessities of life, such as food and shelter. Often used in the plural to refer to the collective economic security of a community or group.
The new law threatens the livelihoods of local farmers.
Many coastal communities depend on sustainable fishing for their livelihoods and would suffer if the local waters were polluted.
The sudden collapse of the textile industry decimated the livelihoods of thousands of workers, forcing a rapid and painful transition toward service-based employment in the region.
Typically used in the plural form when discussing groups of people or the general concept of economic survival.