Definitions
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- noun All the
workers employed by a specificorganization ornation , or on a specificproject
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the force of workers available
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Examples
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No one would dispute the fact that managing a workforce is a tough task.
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger: The Instinctual Manager Dr. Hendrie Weisinger 2010
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Getting people into the workforce is a good first step.
Working Poor, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This happens at NASA about every 20 years when management wakes up one morning and realizes that 75% the workforce is approaching retirement.
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A whopping 2% of their workforce is actual military.
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The most valuable attribute for young people now entering the workforce is adaptability.
A Matter of Degrees 2006
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The most valuable attribute for young people now entering the workforce is adaptability.
A Matter of Degrees 2006
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How can this be if the US's workforce is suffering from an outdated 'industrial age' education?
Teacher Pay and Quality, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Only 8% of the private sector workforce is unionized.
Teacher Pay and Quality, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Australian software workforce is not as extensive as in America, secondly because its hard for us to compete for Indian and Chinese programmers due to the American companies who are willing to pay much more than what we can afford.
Outsourcing, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Most of iYogi's workforce is based inbigcities in India. iYogi's techies assist subscribers who call in via a toll-free number.
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