workforce

noun

work·​force ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs How to pronounce workforce (audio)
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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Shaw said the district had one of its most stable teaching workforces since 2008-09 — the earliest year of data analyzed by the Policy Forum. Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Trump’s policies have exacerbated those woes, from the deportation of the industry’s key migrant workforce to renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 The most successful businesses will be those who learn to collaborate with AI, using it as a powerful tool to amplify their vision, enhance their workforce and execute with relentless efficiency. Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025 Republicans have not sought to hide the enthusiasm under which Vought, an advocate for drastically shrinking the workforce, would approach such cuts. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for workforce

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of workforce was in 1931

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workforce. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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workforce

noun
work·​force ˈwərk-ˌfō(ə)rs How to pronounce workforce (audio)
-ˌfȯ(ə)rs
: the workers of a specific activity or business
the factory's workforce

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