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 The homes would be a mix of 1,181 market-rate residences and 800 workforce housing units. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Contributing to the demand is an aging workforce and a shortage of younger drivers needs to replace those who are retiring, Davidson said. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 City Hall is working on a detailed plan for the transition of the workforce and has started discussions on potential compensation, a spokesperson for the mayor said. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Shares of eBay are little changed after Reuters reported the online marketplace plans to cut 9% of its workforce. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
  1. staff
  2. manpower
  3. personnel
  4. pool
Noun
  • Why staff a Tier-1 customer support desk when an agent can resolve the same tickets at a quarter of the cost.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The demonstrations first erupted last month in a high school in Creteil, southeast of Paris, over a lack of staff.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • This could reduce the time and manpower required to search large areas manually, particularly as Chinese military aircraft and vessels operate more frequently around Taiwan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • If Memphis isn't one of them, the city will have to try to maintain its momentum on public safety without extra manpower.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Around 200 firefighters and emergency personnel ⁠in the area around Berchtesgaden in ​the southern region of Bavaria were battling ​the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • After the State Department intervened, a limited number of personnel will take part in a pregame ceremony, officials said.
    — Tara Copp, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of personnel
Noun
  • Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As adoption widens, so does the pool of users for whom this is genuinely risky.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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