Definitions for Workforce
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. work force, workforce, manpower, hands, mennoun

   the force of workers available

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1. workforcenoun

   All the workers employed by a specific organization or nation, or on a specific project

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1. Workforce

   The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemployment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, state, or country. Within a company, its value can be labelled as its "Workforce in Place". The workforce of a country includes both the employed and the unemployed (labour force).

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1. workforce

   A workforce refers to all the employees or workers within an organization, sector or economy. It includes both the employed and those seeking employment. The workforce contributes to the production of goods and services in a company or an entire country.

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1. Workforce

   The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, country, state, etc. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies those involved in manual labour. It may also mean all those that are available for work. Workers may be unionised, whereby the union conducts negotiations regarding pay and conditions of employment. In the event of industrial unrest, unions provide a co-ordinating role in organising ballots of the workforce, and strike action.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Workforce' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4237

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Workforce' in Nouns Frequency: #2200

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Workforce?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Workforce in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Workforce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Workforce in a Sentence

1. Rick Todd:

   It’s such a crisis with the shortage of truck drivers – you can ask any business person, any fleet operator, any private business that has their own fleet one of their biggest problems is workforce, in particularly truck drivers.

2. Tener Goodwin Veenema:

   These countries didn't have a solid public health care system to even help them begin to respond, what they need is to build a health care workforce and that is a global challenge right now.

3. Will Roper:

   FOD is really about every person, everyone in the workforce, following those procedures and bringing a culture of discipline for safety.

4. Lucas Ferreira:

   I was in a room with an employee that was hired one week ago, so Murillo Bargas just did the onboarding stuff, and then in the next week, he was fired, our workforce decisions are made in the long-term interest of our business to best support our clients and our strategy as a company.

5. Ryan Spradlin:

   Its criminal investigations like these, that not only exemplify HSIs mission to protect the integrity of the U.S. immigration system, but also serve as a warning to business owners willing to hire an illegitimate workforce. You can not only expect a hefty fine but a prison sentence as well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Workforce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Workforce
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workforce
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Workforce
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Workforce