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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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 pediatric workforce, already shrinking, might struggle to meet the onslaught, leaving kids—the most likely victims of future outbreaks—particularly susceptible, Sallie Permar, the chief pediatrician at NewYork–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, told me.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
But trimming the workforce will not be enough, experts say.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Denying them job opportunities perpetuates cycles of poverty and exclusion, rather than recognizing their potential contributions to the workforce.
—Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Around 58% of hiring managers said recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce, according to a December survey from Intelligent, an online magazine focused on higher education.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
But trimming the workforce will not be enough, experts say.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Denying them job opportunities perpetuates cycles of poverty and exclusion, rather than recognizing their potential contributions to the workforce.
—Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Around 58% of hiring managers said recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce, according to a December survey from Intelligent, an online magazine focused on higher education.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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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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