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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Nissan unveiled sweeping new cost cuts on Tuesday, saying the measure would reduce global workforce by 15% and lead to the closure of seven vehicle plants.
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Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 16 May 2025
About 2,000 full-time staff have left the agency since President Donald Trump took office in January, a loss of roughly one-third of the agency’s full-time workforce.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Crucially, these data precede Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's drastic cut to the federal workforce, a move that experts say is bound to affect Washington and the city's housing market.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The agency laid off several hundred probationary staff earlier this year, amid a wider effort by the Trump administration to shrink the federal workforce.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 15 May 2025
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Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 16 May 2025
About 2,000 full-time staff have left the agency since President Donald Trump took office in January, a loss of roughly one-third of the agency’s full-time workforce.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Crucially, these data precede Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's drastic cut to the federal workforce, a move that experts say is bound to affect Washington and the city's housing market.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The agency laid off several hundred probationary staff earlier this year, amid a wider effort by the Trump administration to shrink the federal workforce.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 15 May 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workforce. Accessed 23 May. 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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