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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The gender pay gap, which plagues the U.S. workforce as a whole, is also particularly pronounced among this group of professionals.
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024
Bosses are still trying to manage conversations about hybrid and in-office working patterns and integrate a new generation—Gen Z—into the workforce.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024
Bosses are still trying to manage conversations about hybrid and in-office working patterns and integrate a new generation—Gen Z—into the workforce.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for workforce
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workforce. Accessed 28 May. 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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