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
According to Forbes, 41% of companies are reportedly planning workforce reductions due to AI, causing leaders to predict an impact similar in scale to the Industrial Revolution.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Our students represent the future — not just of higher education, but of our region’s workforce and economy.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Business leaders are advocating for a more balanced approach that supports businesses while preserving the essential workforce crucial to their survival.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
This reality is particularly concerning given that, according to the WEF’s report, women make up nearly half of the global workforce, yet hold less than a third of senior leadership roles.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Our students represent the future — not just of higher education, but of our region’s workforce and economy.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Business leaders are advocating for a more balanced approach that supports businesses while preserving the essential workforce crucial to their survival.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
This reality is particularly concerning given that, according to the WEF’s report, women make up nearly half of the global workforce, yet hold less than a third of senior leadership roles.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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However, even this approach may require IT skills that small companies don't have on staff.—
Atal Bansal,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The rules, spoken and otherwise, said that junior staff were there only to listen, with the hope that the wisdom of their elders would trickle down to them slowly but steadily, like how Reaganomics was supposed to work.—
Maris Kreizman
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Customer service personnel have to be trained in those portals and ensure the data needed to track a shipment makes it to the customer portal in a timely manner.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The move comes in the wake of steep personnel cuts at the National Weather Service and other parts of NOAA.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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The park also includes the Pond House, a playscape and spray pad for kids, a fitness circuit, trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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The Elgin area also is less expensive than other areas in the Chicago market and has a good talent pool from which to fill their office and industrial jobs, Klein said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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