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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Thailand has had to turn to its elderly population to fill in gaps in its workforce, which the country is struggling to maintain amid declining birth rates.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
But while scammers used to be mostly Chinese and Thai nationals, the workforce has now expanded to include more Burmese and Cambodian youth.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The layoffs are reportedly set to take place as soon as next week and will affect about 15% of Verizon's workforce.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Maryland's entire Democratic congressional delegation is demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures, workforce losses and accelerated consolidations at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during the government shutdown.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
But while scammers used to be mostly Chinese and Thai nationals, the workforce has now expanded to include more Burmese and Cambodian youth.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The layoffs are reportedly set to take place as soon as next week and will affect about 15% of Verizon's workforce.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Maryland's entire Democratic congressional delegation is demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures, workforce losses and accelerated consolidations at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during the government shutdown.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workforce
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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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