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
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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
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Financial Times Australia increased their minimum wage by 3.75%, affecting about 20% of the country’s workforce.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024
But the company in 2023 implemented three rounds of job cuts, beginning in January of last year, when the company slashed 6% of jobs, bringing its workforce to 9,200 employees.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 June 2024
The Caldwell School District plans to shrink its workforce.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024
To phase out the criminal behavior of hackers, Beijing has developed a pipeline to train its cyber workforce.
—Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024
But the company in 2023 implemented three rounds of job cuts, beginning in January of last year, when the company slashed 6% of jobs, bringing its workforce to 9,200 employees.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 June 2024
The Caldwell School District plans to shrink its workforce.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024
To phase out the criminal behavior of hackers, Beijing has developed a pipeline to train its cyber workforce.
—Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for workforce
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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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