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PRONUNCIATION OF WORKFORCE

workforce  [ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORKFORCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Workforce is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WORKFORCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Workforce

The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, state, country, etc. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and can imply those involved in manual labour. It may also mean all those that are available for work. Workers may be unionised, whereby the union conducts negotiations regarding pay and conditions of employment. In the event of industrial unrest, unions provide a co-ordinating role in organising ballots of the workforce, and strike action.

Definition of workforce in the English dictionary

The definition of workforce in the dictionary is the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc. Other definition of workforce is the total number of people who could be employed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORKFORCE


counterforce
ˈkaʊntəˌfɔːs
deforce
dɪˈfɔːs
downforce
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːs
efforce
ɪˈfɔːs
enforce
ɪnˈfɔːs
force
fɔːs
perforce
pəˈfɔːs
reinforce
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs
renforce
rɛnˈfɔːs
storm-force
ˈstɔːmˌfɔːs
Wilberforce
ˈwɪlbəˌfɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORKFORCE

worker´s compensation
workerist
workerless
workers´ cooperative
Workers´ Educational Association
workfare
workfellow
workflow
workfolk
workfolks
workful
workgirl
workgroup
workhorse
workhour
workhouse
working
working bee
working capital
working class

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORKFORCE

air force
divorce
driving force
electromagnetic force
electromotive force
field of force
field sales force
G-force
in force
labour force
life force
line of force
police force
sales force
storm force
strike force
task force
the force
tour de force
tours de force
vital force

Synonyms and antonyms of workforce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WORKFORCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «workforce» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of workforce

Translation of «workforce» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORKFORCE

Find out the translation of workforce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of workforce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «workforce» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

劳动力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plantilla
570 millions of speakers

English

workforce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्मचारियों की संख्या
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قُوَّةٌ عَامِلَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рабочая сила
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

força de trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্মীসংখ্যার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

main d’œuvre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenaga kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitskräfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

作業要員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노동력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenaga kerja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lực lượng lao động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழிலாளர்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काम करणार्या लोकांपैकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işgücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forza lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siła robocza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робоча сила
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forță de muncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργατικό δυναμικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werksmag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetskraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidskraft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of workforce

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKFORCE»

The term «workforce» is very widely used and occupies the 12.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKFORCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about workforce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORKFORCE»

Discover the use of workforce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to workforce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills ...
Based on acclaimed research, this timely and actionable book will help leaders position their organizations to become employers of choice in tomorrow's inevitably tighter labor markets.
Ken Dychtwald, Tamara J. Erickson, Robert Morison, 2013
2
Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the Twenty-First Century
Covers: the forces shaping the Amer. economy; scenarios for the year 2000; work and workers in the year 2000; and 6 challenges (stimulating world growth; improving productivity in service industries; improving the dynamism of an aging ...
William B. Johnston, William B. Johnstone DIANE Publishing Company Arnold E. Packer, Arnold E. Packer, 1987
3
Strategic Workforce Planning: Guidance & Back-Up Plans
This book guides the reader through the planning framework and presents practical tools and approaches for successful implementation. In addition, it discusses some of the major challenges of implementation facing leaders today.
Tracey Smith, 2012
4
Managing the New Workforce: International Perspectives on ...
Millennials, the latest generation to enter the global workforce, are changing the face of employment. This volume represents the most up-to-date research on the changes and issues from an international cast of generational researchers.
Eddy Ng, Sean T. Lyons, Linda Schweitzer, 2012
5
Leading the Virtual Workforce: How Great Leaders Transform ...
Leading the Virtual Workforce How Great Leaders Transform Organizations in the 21st Century Praise for Leading the Virtual Workforce "Strong leadership in the best of times is difficult to achieve, but in today's rapidly changing business ...
Karen Sobel Lojeski, 2009
6
Workforce Cross Training
A single resource featuring an in-depth summary of the policies, methods, and results of cross training, this book delivers a much needed source of guidance for creating effective workforce cross training programs.
David A. Nembhard, 2007
7
Developing a Lean Workforce: A Guide for Human Resources, ...
They also discuss the value of promoting employees from within a facility to team leader and group leader positions, and the importance of flexibility. This critically acclaimed book includes sample training sessions with explanations.
Chris Harris, 2007
8
Communities and Workforce Development
Annotation The emergence of more dynamic LMIs is partly a response to the growing demand for workers,which was fueled by the economic expansion of the 1990s, but it has also been greatly shaped byat least two major policy shocks in the ...
Edwin Meléndez, 2004
9
Motivating the "What's In It For Me" Workforce: Manage ...
Advance praise for Motivating the "What's In It For Me?" Workforce "The information on leading and managing generations found in this book is invaluable to all executives today.
Cam Marston, 2010
10
Workforce America!: managing employee diversity as a vital ...
Outlines the coming decline of the white- and male-dominated workforce and explains how managers must adjust to this trend
Marilyn Loden, Judy B. Rosener, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORKFORCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term workforce is used in the context of the following news items.
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Job market's new normal: Smaller workforce, sluggish pay
Job seekers fill out applications at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. Only 59.3 percent of the state's residents are in the workforce because of the large number of retirees. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
CIA Launches New Effort to Diversify Workforce
Mr. Brennan, meeting with reporters at CIA headquarters, released a study that analyzed the agency's workforce and found minorities made up 23.9% of CIA ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
3
Facebook's workforce diversity update shows how far tech has to go
After following Google's lead and releasing diversity statistics last year, Facebook provided its first update today. The good: There's been some improvement. «Quartz, Jun 15»
4
Google's Workforce Diversity Little Changed in Past Year
Google Inc. made little progress in its efforts to diversify its workforce in the past year, even as the company increased hiring of women and minorities. Women ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
5
Millennials have taken over the American workforce
More than one-third of the U.S. workforce is aged 18 to 34. ... roughly the same share as Generation Xers, with Baby Boomers making up 29% of the workforce. «Fortune, May 15»
6
Google will spend $150 million this year to diversify its workforce
Last year, Google released internal data revealing that almost all of its workforce was male, and nearly all of them were from either white or Asian backgrounds. «Engadget, May 15»
7
Dow Chemical Plans to Reduce Workforce by 3%
Dow said the streamlining plan, set to be completed over two years, is expected to result in a workforce reduction of 1,500 to 1,750 positions. The company ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
8
Hutchinson signs workforce education bills
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs a series of bills containing his workforce education initiative during a ceremony at the Capitol on Monday, April 6, 2015, as legislative ... «Arkansas News, Apr 15»
9
Halliburton to Cut 8% of Workforce
... said Tuesday that it plans to shed up to 8% of its global workforce as low oil ... said it was reducing head count by 8,000, nearly 15% of its total workforce. «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
10
Apple supplier Foxconn seeks to slim workforce over time, eyes …
"We've basically stabilised (our workforce) in the last three years," Woo said. "We would like to stabilise our employee headcount no matter how fast we are ... «Reuters, Jan 15»

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