head count
noun
: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.
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As several companies have already mandated mass layoffs across departments, workers are wary about how their employers could adjust head count going into 2026.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Several big-name companies, including Target, Amazon, Meta, Starbucks, Oracle, Microsoft and UPS, have announced significant cuts to their total head count.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The Fed’s rate cuts should function like a tide that lifts all boats by making borrowing cheaper, allowing companies to expand head count.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But the ship’s mayday alert is called off the next day when a head count reveals that nobody is missing and Lo is informed that cabin 10 was never occupied.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Several big-name companies, including Target, Amazon, Meta, Starbucks, Oracle, Microsoft and UPS, have announced significant cuts to their total head count.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The Fed’s rate cuts should function like a tide that lifts all boats by making borrowing cheaper, allowing companies to expand head count.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But the ship’s mayday alert is called off the next day when a head count reveals that nobody is missing and Lo is informed that cabin 10 was never occupied.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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