Collocations for "workforce"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "workforce" in context.
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workforce
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [company's, plant's, organization's, country's] workforce
- the [regional, national, global] workforce
- a [military, government, federal] workforce
- a [bare-bones, large, compact, massive, small] workforce
- a rapidly [growing, dwindling, shrinking] workforce
- the workforce is [growing]
- [a young, an old, an aging] workforce
- a workforce of [200] (employees)
- a [200] -strong workforce
- a highly [skilled, trained, motivated] workforce
- a largely [local, native, immigrant] workforce
- the workforce is facing layoffs
- layoffs among the workforce
- UK: redundancies among the workforce
- [streamline, reduce, cut] the workforce
- [increase, up, bolster] the workforce
- set up a workforce to [develop, support, ensure, deliver]
- [an increase, a reduction] in the workforce
- the workforce [comes from, is made up of]
- workforce [management, development, deployment]
- workforce [layoffs, cuts, redundancies, reduction]
- workforce [issues, problems, needs]
'workforce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):