Definition of workforce
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
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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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First Known Use of workforce
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WORKFORCE Defined for English Language Learners
workforce
playDefinition of workforce for English Language Learners
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: the group of people who work for a particular organization or business
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: the number of people in a country or area who are available for work
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