workforce

1. All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
2. The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɝk.foɹs/

Etymology

From work + force.

Synonyms

manpower

work force

labour force

human resources

labor force

men

hands

cadre

personnel

staff

labor

economically active population

team

labor force

labour force

hand

✋

labour

oversight

superintendence

surveillance

vigilance

work

workday

worker

staff member

supervision

workers

Translations

Belegschaft

personnel

forza lavoro

main d’œuvre

εργατικό δυναμικό

Arbeitskräfte

força de trabalho

Arbeiterschaft

personal

hommes

on

1️⃣

effectifs

main-d’œuvre

main-d’oeuvre

mà d’obra