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 company slashed more than 10% of its global workforce in April, citing a need to cut costs.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The disability community faces higher rates of poverty and lower rates of employment in the workforce, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Council on Disability.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
The Spanish apparel retailer will open at least 20 additional stores next year and increase its stateside workforce to more than 1,200.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The disability community faces higher rates of poverty and lower rates of employment in the workforce, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Council on Disability.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
The Spanish apparel retailer will open at least 20 additional stores next year and increase its stateside workforce to more than 1,200.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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The Trump campaign staff members seemed to be having a lot more fun than the Democrats in the room.Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, the indictment alleges, Anderson gave $13,000 in bonus money to a staff member − one of her relatives − after making an agreement the person would give a portion of the money back to her.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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This requires personnel hours—expensive, specialized mechanics, in a sense—that modern systems can eliminate.Eric Bernstein, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Cavallo took aim at the company’s executives, including Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume, who has largely deferred any substantial role in the negotiations to brand chief Thomas Schäfer and personnel chief Gunnar Kilian.Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
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But health insurers are typically doing the bidding of the employer who hires them or the government that pays them to administer a pool of money, which are premiums paid by consumers, taxpayers, workers or employers.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Although facial recognition software has come a long way in the past two decades, Duffey said, the image is likely not clear enough to get a reasonably small pool of matches.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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