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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What’s the outlook for your own head count?
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Between the end of 2019 and end of 2023, the company’s head count ballooned from 4,000 to almost 13,000 employees, per the WSJ, a major pandemic-era hiring spree.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of the Square parent, announced Thursday that his company is cutting about 40% of its workforce, reducing head count from over 10,000 to just under 6,000.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Reducing junior head count risks creating an eventual shortage of mid-level managers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Between the end of 2019 and end of 2023, the company’s head count ballooned from 4,000 to almost 13,000 employees, per the WSJ, a major pandemic-era hiring spree.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of the Square parent, announced Thursday that his company is cutting about 40% of its workforce, reducing head count from over 10,000 to just under 6,000.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Reducing junior head count risks creating an eventual shortage of mid-level managers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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