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.

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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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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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