workforce

noun

USWURK-fors/ˈwɝk.foɹs/UKWURK-fawss/ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/

Pluralworkforces

2 meanings of workforce

1
nouncountable
The people who work for a company, government, or project.
Like a team, but it means everyone who works for one company or on one job.
The factory reduced its workforce after sales dropped.
A skilled workforce helps a small business grow quickly.
Similarstaff, personnel, employees, manpower
2
nouncountable
All the people in a country or area who have jobs or can work.
Like counting everyone in a town who is old enough and able to do a job.
The country's workforce is getting older every year.
Many young people are joining the workforce for the first time.
Similarmanpower, labor

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Origin

It comes from the words "work" and "force" joined together.