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
Tarpley oversees the national trade association that represents 220 energy service and technology companies and over 650,000 individuals in the U.S. energy workforce.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Disney began another round of layoffs in September hitting about 300 staffers as part of a cost-cutting push and Paramount Global laid off hundreds in an ongoing move to cut about 15% of its workforce and save $500 million.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Expanding workforce and educational training is also a top solution attendees mentioned in shoring up abilities to fend against cybersecurity threats.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Sales and marketing expenses were $1.1 million, down from $2.2 million, due to a reduction in workforce.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Disney began another round of layoffs in September hitting about 300 staffers as part of a cost-cutting push and Paramount Global laid off hundreds in an ongoing move to cut about 15% of its workforce and save $500 million.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Expanding workforce and educational training is also a top solution attendees mentioned in shoring up abilities to fend against cybersecurity threats.
—Emily Hamilton, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Sales and marketing expenses were $1.1 million, down from $2.2 million, due to a reduction in workforce.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Educate staff on determining pay ranges, communicating compensation information effectively, and adhering to state-specific requirements.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Twenty-eight staff members and four inmates, including Garcia, suffered injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to a hernia and serious head trauma.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Once contacted, their operations team assembles within hours, prepares an estimate, and proceeds to dispatch their security personnel.Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Goshen Township Fire Department personnel were dispatched on Monday morning to the 1500 block of East Meadowbrook Drive for a report of an infant experiencing breathing problems after a fall, police said.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Interestingly, apart from the college meets, which are usually held in a 25-yard pool, the swimmer is also set to showcase her skills at the 2024 World Short Course championships, which are held in a 25-meter pool.Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Altogether, the contemporary beach retreat comprises a five-bedroom main house, a pool house and two one-bedroom guest dwellings across the two-third-acre parcel.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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