as in staff
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 workforce
More money for the league means more money for the referee workforce.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Homeowners who qualify for the fund are defined by census tracts, including those who are uninsured or underinsured, have limited net wealth as determined by LA county parameters and those who are senior homeowners not currently in the workforce.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Should the administration succeed in its attempt to trim down the workforce at the federal government—the nation's largest employer—this could also weigh on future job statistics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration and Elon Musk, through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, are shrinking and reshaping the federal workforce.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Homeowners who qualify for the fund are defined by census tracts, including those who are uninsured or underinsured, have limited net wealth as determined by LA county parameters and those who are senior homeowners not currently in the workforce.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Should the administration succeed in its attempt to trim down the workforce at the federal government—the nation's largest employer—this could also weigh on future job statistics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration and Elon Musk, through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, are shrinking and reshaping the federal workforce.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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The Minnesota Reformer reported last month that Minneapolis Public Schools has been conducting staff trainings since December on how to respond if immigration officials demand access to a student.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Not even these groundbreaking institutions could escape it, however hard some of their administrators, staff, and supporters tried.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sacramento police and Sacramento City Unified School District security personnel patrolled the march and limited traffic along Freeport and surrounding streets.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Context Friday's development came in response to two separate lawsuits filed by FBI agents seeking to block the department from disseminating the names and other information related to bureau personnel who worked on the DOJ's sprawling investigation into the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection.—
Sonam Sheth,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Toro gave the seven-story townhouse a grand makeover including an indoor pool, roof terrace, and artisanal furniture.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2025
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Players are competing for a $350,000 prize pool, with the winner taking home $200,000.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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