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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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. Hugh Jackman:

   I want to say how much I respect and applaud the people that have spoken up about their experience working with Scott Rudin. It takes an enormous amount of courage and strength to stand up and state your truth, this has started a conversation that is long overdue, not just on Broadway, and the entertainment industry, but across all workforce. The most important voice we needed to hear from was Scott Rudin. Scott Rudin has now spoken up and stepped away from Music Man. I hope and pray this is a journey of healing for all the victims and community. We are currently rebuilding The Music Man team and are aspiring to be an environment that is not only safe, but ensures everyone is seen, heard and valued. This is something that is and has always been very important to me.

2. Puneet Gupta:

   Undoubtedly, the workforce of suppliers, especially at the bottom of the chain, are paying for the growth in the auto industry.

3. Tami Forman:

   It's a missing workforce.

4. Elena Hernandez:

   Recognizing the significance of technology on the American workforce, our national security, and the U.S. economy, the Trump administration continues to make leadership in the cutting-edge industries of the future a top priority.

5. Jesse Hunt:

   What we saw in Virginia and in New Jersey was that people's concerns about affordability and the workforce returning to where it was pre-pandemic, and anything that contributes to these employers' ability to earn a living, is going to backfire on these Democratic governors, right now, economic concerns reign supreme in voters' minds.

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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
4. ^ ChatGPT
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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