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work force

  (wûrk'fôrs', -fōrs')
or work·force n.
  1. The workers employed in a specific project or activity.
  2. All the people working or available to work, as in a nation, company, industry, or on a project.

 
 

Total number of military personnel and civilians over the age of 16 who work for pay, as well as unemployed persons actively seeking work. ‘Discouraged' job seekers-those no longer seeking work-are not counted as part of the work force. By 1993, the total U.S. Work force was approximately 130 million persons. Of this, the civilian work force totaled approximately 120 million.

 
WordNet: work force
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the force of workers available
  Synonyms: workforce, manpower, hands, men


 
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See also: Workforce (Voyager episode)

The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies 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.

Benefits of membership

Benefits that come with being a member of the workforce are said to be financial independence, a feeling of usefulness, self-confidence, and respect from fellow citizens. However, they do not necessarily follow directly from being a member of the workforce. One's finances are commonly dependent upon one's employer, customers, wages and inflation; furthermore, one can feel useful without being a member of the workforce.[citation needed]

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Translations: Translations for: Workforce

Dansk (Danish)
n. - arbejdsstyrke

Français (French)
n. - main d'¯uvre, effectifs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Belegschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εργατική δύναμη

Italiano (Italian)
manodopera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mão-de-obra (f)

Русский (Russian)
рабочие, общая численность работающих на предприятии, экономически активное население

Español (Spanish)
n. - personal, fuerza laboral, plantilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - arbetsstyrka

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
劳动力, 受雇用的人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 勞動力, 受僱用的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (잠재의) 총노동력, 노동 인구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 労働力

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוח אדם, כוח עבודה, מספר העובדים‬


 
 

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