workforce

noun

ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs How to pronounce workforce (audio)
Definition of workforcenext
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now

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Recent Examples of workforce Her plans include addressing shortages in the county's police, fire and corrections departments through recruitment, retention and workforce support. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 In less exciting news, Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees, which is over 25% of its global workforce. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 And Bengaluru is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, as the city hosts a tech workforce that’s said to be more than 1 million in number. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 That would make the workforce housing apartments available to renters making up to $61,500 or $71,750. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
  1. staff
  2. manpower
  3. personnel
  4. pool
Noun
  • While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The service Round-the-clock red-carpet treatment delivered by warm, thoughtful, professional staff is what makes The Peninsula tick.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • Each of those mayors invested vast sums of money and manpower and each of them made inroads.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • These efforts have helped identify production bottlenecks, reduce rework and lower manpower requirements.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin has expanded its Orion workforce by adding over 100 technicians and support personnel, pushing operations to a round-the-clock, three-shift schedule, seven days a week.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The White House faced calls for policy and personnel shakeups after brutal midterm elections, with the defense secretary under most pressure.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of personnel
Noun
  • In addition to the pool at the spa, the hotel has a main pool area fringed with palm trees, with sunken loungers in the shallows and Nile views at every turn.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Methodology The ranking drew from an initial pool of over 7,000 of the Asia-Pacific's largest and most influential companies.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of pool

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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