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workforce
What does workforce mean?
workforce (noun): the total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use workforce in a sentence?
- They're entering the workforce. (Tatoeba sentence #10237194 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce workforce?
/ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does workforce come from?
From work + force.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “workforce” mean?
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the total population of a country or region that is employed or employable
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