noun
workforce
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noun
1
All the people employed by a company, industry, or country.
"The company's workforce grew by 20 percent last year."
"Automation is reshaping the manufacturing workforce."
How to Use Workforce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe total group of people who work, whether for one employer or across a whole region.
Common pairings
skilled workforce
join the workforce
shrinking workforce
Word Forms
workforces plural
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Etymology
A combination of "work" and "force," describing the collective body of workers.