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a body of persons at work or available for work
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
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Recent Examples of workforces
Optimizing logistics, making sustainability a core priority, fostering resilient workforces, and leveraging AI for growth will set the stage for long-term success.
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Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is nearly 40% foreign born, including a sizable chunk of undocumented immigrants, who form part of multiple workforces and whose removal would be devastating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
By investing in employees in this way, organizations taking the initiative are not only reducing stress levels but are also creating a culture of caring, gratitude and even a sense of community among their working parent workforces.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Some firms are making a concerted effort to train and reshape their workforces for generative AI.
—David Parker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Providing Solutions Many of our country’s top employers have figured this out for their workforces.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This puts workforces in the difficult position of executing policies that haven’t taken them into consideration.
—Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Nearly one-third of workforces are now cross-metropolitan—meaning a worker lives in a different metropolitan area than their manager—up from 23% in 2020, according to ADP research.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Final Thoughts No longer are workforces only made up of permanent workers.
—Virginia Poly, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
This city is nearly 40% foreign born, including a sizable chunk of undocumented immigrants, who form part of multiple workforces and whose removal would be devastating.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
By investing in employees in this way, organizations taking the initiative are not only reducing stress levels but are also creating a culture of caring, gratitude and even a sense of community among their working parent workforces.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Some firms are making a concerted effort to train and reshape their workforces for generative AI.
—David Parker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Providing Solutions Many of our country’s top employers have figured this out for their workforces.
—Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This puts workforces in the difficult position of executing policies that haven’t taken them into consideration.
—Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Nearly one-third of workforces are now cross-metropolitan—meaning a worker lives in a different metropolitan area than their manager—up from 23% in 2020, according to ADP research.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Final Thoughts No longer are workforces only made up of permanent workers.
—Virginia Poly, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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