workforce

B2 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈwɝk.foɹs/ UK /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/
noun Freq #23064

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    All the people who work for a company or on a project.

    The factory cut its workforce by a hundred jobs last year.

  2. 2
    noun

    All the people in a country or region who are working or able to work.

    More women have entered the workforce over the past few decades.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · all the people who work for... hands
More jobforcelivewaremanpowerpersonnelstaff
Word family
Forms workforces

Etymology

From work + force.

Topics

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