as in staffs
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 workforces
DeGraff, a management professor and the dean of innovation at the University of Michigan, also noted how workforces change amid their AI planning cycles.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Posting Growth tracks the percentage change in job listings over three years, showing which fields are actively expanding their workforces.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
In four years, many employers could have agentic workforces embedded across nearly every function.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 18 May 2026
And as banks expanded, the law and professional service firms that worked alongside them also grew, with many of the largest doubling their workforces by the end of the 1980s.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Over those 12 slump years, bosses were shrinking their workforces at an average rate of 1% per year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Other regions — including Nashville, Dallas, and Miami — have grown their creative workforces at double-digit rates since 2019.
—Lola W. Brabham, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Companies are feverishly deploying them across their workforces, encouraging employees to use the tech as much as possible.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Meta and Microsoft have also announced plans to reduce their workforces, with Meta reinvesting in AI.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Posting Growth tracks the percentage change in job listings over three years, showing which fields are actively expanding their workforces.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
In four years, many employers could have agentic workforces embedded across nearly every function.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 18 May 2026
And as banks expanded, the law and professional service firms that worked alongside them also grew, with many of the largest doubling their workforces by the end of the 1980s.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Over those 12 slump years, bosses were shrinking their workforces at an average rate of 1% per year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Other regions — including Nashville, Dallas, and Miami — have grown their creative workforces at double-digit rates since 2019.
—Lola W. Brabham, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Companies are feverishly deploying them across their workforces, encouraging employees to use the tech as much as possible.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Meta and Microsoft have also announced plans to reduce their workforces, with Meta reinvesting in AI.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
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Out with a sore right hip flexor muscle since Thursday, Buxton ran on the warning track, worked on fielding drills with outfield coach Grady Sizemore and headed to the weight room for more activity with the strength and athletic training staffs.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The Long Range Committee met six times over three months and included 70 residents and 59 teachers and staffs from the district’s feeder patterns.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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There are significantly more lounging options than in most medi-spas, and the pools and thermal suite cover a whopping 37,675 square feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Retail investors funded all of this through 401(k)s and index funds, but the moment their capital pools, their governance rights go with it.—
Ivan Kan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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While teachers unions have gotten the most attention, the law also affects many other public sector unions, including those that represent bus drivers, janitors, cafeteria workers and maintenance workers.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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As workers and retirees decide where to live, states that have low tax and regulatory burdens, targeted relief, and stronger budget discipline tend to gain residents, income, and reduce costs for families.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The addition is expected to expand access to around 125 more students and 30 employees over seven years.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The closure will affect 205 employees at the New Britain Facility, Gravalec wrote.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2026
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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