workforce
noun
work·force
ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs 
1
: the workers engaged in a specific activity or enterprise
the factory's workforce
2
: the number of workers potentially assignable for any purpose
the nation's workforce
Synonyms
Examples of workforce in a Sentence
We have a workforce of 2,400 people.
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
Recent Examples on the Web
Musk’s latest China visit comes during a volatile time for Tesla, with slowing EV sales prompting a cost-cutting drive and the reduction of more than 10% of its global workforce.
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Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
And on a societal level, all of a sudden, more women can actually participate in the workforce.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 Apr. 2024
Within a matter of weeks, the agency terminated its finance director, ousted its CEO, laid off a third of its workforce, and failed to make payroll for 19 employees.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
To address this concern, residents have asked for affordable and workforce housing to be added to construction plans for Fort Lauderdale’s new city hall.
—Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
And so far, the union movement has attracted only the smallest of fractions of the workforce.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
Weeks after announcing its first sales dip in years, along with its intention to lay off 10 percent of its workforce, the company has revealed that its profit and revenue fell last quarter, according to The New York Times.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
But in the oil and gas fields of the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas, immigrants make up much of the workforce, USA Today’s Lauren Villagran reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla joined the group this week, announcing plans to cut more than 10 percent of its global workforce.
—Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Bloomberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
And on a societal level, all of a sudden, more women can actually participate in the workforce.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 Apr. 2024
Within a matter of weeks, the agency terminated its finance director, ousted its CEO, laid off a third of its workforce, and failed to make payroll for 19 employees.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
To address this concern, residents have asked for affordable and workforce housing to be added to construction plans for Fort Lauderdale’s new city hall.
—Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
And so far, the union movement has attracted only the smallest of fractions of the workforce.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
Weeks after announcing its first sales dip in years, along with its intention to lay off 10 percent of its workforce, the company has revealed that its profit and revenue fell last quarter, according to The New York Times.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
But in the oil and gas fields of the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas, immigrants make up much of the workforce, USA Today’s Lauren Villagran reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla joined the group this week, announcing plans to cut more than 10 percent of its global workforce.
—Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
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workforce
noun
work·force
ˈwərk-ˌfō(ə)rs
-ˌfȯ(ə)rs
: the workers of a specific activity or business
the factory's workforce
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