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
Examples of workforce in a Sentence
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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By the end of its staffing reduction, the IRS could lose 40 percent of its workforce, going from a staff size of around 100,000 employees down to 60,000, according to a report by the Federal News Network.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Under the Trump administration, the IRS is undergoing a cost-cutting overhaul, with plans to eliminate up to 40% of its roughly 100,000-person workforce after the end of tax filing season, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration says this approach is part of its ongoing effort to curb the size of the federal workforce and focus on private-sector job growth.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
The state had 147,000 federal workers in January, less than 1% of the state’s workforce.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Under the Trump administration, the IRS is undergoing a cost-cutting overhaul, with plans to eliminate up to 40% of its roughly 100,000-person workforce after the end of tax filing season, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration says this approach is part of its ongoing effort to curb the size of the federal workforce and focus on private-sector job growth.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
The state had 147,000 federal workers in January, less than 1% of the state’s workforce.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 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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