workforce
noun
work·force
ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs 
1
: the workers engaged in a specific activity or enterprise
the factory's workforce
2
: the number of workers potentially assignable for any purpose
the nation's workforce
Examples of workforce in a Sentence
We have a workforce of 2,400 people.
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
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The project — featuring 1,000 slot machines and 50 table games, gift shops and restaurants, workforce housing and around 2,000 parking spaces — has drawn opposition for weeks as neighbors decry its potential impact on this historic mining town.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Cleo Krejci covers education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Time to diagnosis, treatment access, and workforce participation are simple to understand and powerful to track.
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Indeed, the high-tech trend may soon be coming to City Hall as San Jose leaders want to expand AI use to boost productivity throughout the workforce by using a tool that would allow all of its 7,000 employees to create their own chatbot assistants.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Cleo Krejci covers education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Time to diagnosis, treatment access, and workforce participation are simple to understand and powerful to track.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the high-tech trend may soon be coming to City Hall as San Jose leaders want to expand AI use to boost productivity throughout the workforce by using a tool that would allow all of its 7,000 employees to create their own chatbot assistants.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workforce. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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workforce
noun
work·force
ˈwərk-ˌfō(ə)rs
-ˌfȯ(ə)rs
: the workers of a specific activity or business
the factory's workforce
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