Synonyms of workforce

workforce

noun

ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staff
• manpower
• personnel
• pool
• employee
• crew
• worker
• labor force
• force
• help
• team
• company
• labor
• squad
• band
• support
• party
• proletariat
• gang
• rank and file
• blood
• outfit
• hireling
• helper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of workforce

The project will also support workforce training and develop the technical knowledge needed to rebuild commercial-scale mineral processing capacity. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Moore, meanwhile, spoke of public frustration with the government’s response to dramatic changes in the workforce, driven by advances in artificial intelligence that could erode entry-level work that has long helped young people start their careers. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

For years, monthly job gains of around 125,000 to 150,000 were considered necessary to offset entrants into the workforce. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, geopolitical competition, changing workforce expectations, new models of learning, and evolving public expectations are no longer unfolding sequentially. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026