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WURKF-ors/ˈwɜːkfɔːs/

The workforce is all the people who work in a company, industry, or country: a night workforce, shrink the workforce. Staff is everyday; a smiling still is comms, not a headcount.

Meaning

All the people who work in a company, industry, or country.

Examples

• “The night workforce is a headcount, not a smiling still.”
• “Staff is everyday. Labour force is the economics twin. A still is a photograph. A number is HR. Count the nights; keep the smile for the prospectus.”

Good to know

All the workers in a group. Everyday: staff. A photograph ≠ a headcount.

Near in meaning

staff

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