noun · neutral
workforce
UK/ˈwɜːkfɔːs/US/ˈwɝːkfɔːrs/WORK·force
Band 5-6speakingtask2
all the people engaged in or available for work, either in a company, industry, or country
Examples
“An ageing workforce poses challenges for healthcare systems.”
“The company is trying to attract a more skilled workforce.”
“Automation reduced the workforce in the factory.”
Band 8 sentence
“A flexible education system is essential to ensure the national workforce can adapt quickly to technological change.”
Collocations
- skilled workforce
- national workforce
- workforce shortage
Word family
workforce nounworkforces noun (plural)
Common mistakes
work force→workforce
Say it for a higher band
5workers→6staff→7+workforce
Synonyms
staff
Easily confused
manpower
“The project required additional manpower to meet deadlines.”
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