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
The manufacturing workforce is aging.
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Webb revealed that the robots require skilled technicians to help upskill the renewable workforce and boost productivity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
By 2017, about 13% of the workforce held licenses to start businesses, while the private sector employed about one-third of all workers.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoff activity thankfully doesn’t seem to be accelerating, but those who are unemployed are having a really hard time getting back into the workforce.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Webb revealed that the robots require skilled technicians to help upskill the renewable workforce and boost productivity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
By 2017, about 13% of the workforce held licenses to start businesses, while the private sector employed about one-third of all workers.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoff activity thankfully doesn’t seem to be accelerating, but those who are unemployed are having a really hard time getting back into the workforce.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Vincent Kompany and his staff have chiselled a perfect role for him, with Diaz contributing not only on an individual basis, but in a way that really accentuates Bayern’s other attacking virtues.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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In 2025, several nations stand out for combining vast manpower with modern weapons, strong budgets, and the ability to influence events far beyond their borders.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Putin said Ukraine’s armed forces had a grave lack of manpower and desertions, while Russia had enough soldiers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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All active-duty personnel stay on the job, but nearly half of the Department of War's 741,477 civilian employees could face furloughs.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Japan Japan has about 328,000 personnel and a defense budget of around 57 billion dollars.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those who instead see a flexible talent pool as a strategic advantage in building a dynamic and flexible company probably will fare better.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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This property is ideal for families because of its year-round indoor pool (there's also an adults-only outdoor pool that’s open seasonally) and on-site sports like tennis, racquetball, bocce ball, and volleyball.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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