Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

workforce

/ˈwɝk.foɹs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: work-force
IPA: /ˈwɝk.foɹs/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.

noun

The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.

Example Sentences

"The rail sector's ageing workforce (28% of workers are over 50 years old) means that about 15,000 people could retire from the industry by 2025."
"But much of the federal workforce is located outside the nation’s capital, and Trump’s offer was met with confusion and skepticism in many of those offices."
"“There is no question the US economy will get smaller as you deport a lot of the workforce,” Kent Smetters, professor of business economics and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, said in an interview."

Etymology

From work + force.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝk.foɹs/
British English: /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/

Inflected Forms

workforces (plural) work force (alternative)

Derived Forms

workfarce

Synonyms

manpower jobforce labour force human resources liveware personnel staff workforce Any plural of the meronyms

Rhymes With

course force source horse resource divorce enforce discourse reinforce endorse intercourse remorse

Questions

How do you pronounce workforce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝk.foɹs/.
What does workforce mean?: All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
Where does workforce come from?: From work + force.

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