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workforce

Or work force

[wurk-fawrs]

noun

  1. the total number of workers in a specific undertaking.

    a holiday for the company's workforce.

  2. the total number of people employed or employable.

    a sharp increase in the nation's workforce.



workforce

/ ˈɜːˌɔː /

noun

  1. the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc

  2. the total number of people who could be employed

    the country's workforce is growing rapidly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of workforce1

First recorded in 1940–45; work ( def. ) + force ( def. )
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Such inconsistency across a federal workforce flies in the face of sound policing.

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Condie has called immigrants the “lifeblood” of the restaurant industry, noting in a statement last week that “Immigrants power our workforce and have an enormous positive impact on our economy.”

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"We are investing in our workforce, focusing on consistently safe staffing levels, and strengthening our culture to prioritise openness, compassion and respect," he added.

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Farmers worried that their workforce would vanish — either locked up in detention centers or forced into the shadows for fear of arrest — just as their labor was needed most.

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Mr Jassy said he expected AI to lead to "efficiency gains" that would allow the firm to reduce its corporate workforce.

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