Meaning

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

    Belegschaft, Arbeitskräfte

    рабо́чая си́лаrabóčaja síla, трудовы́е ресу́рсыtrudovýje resúrsy, штатštat

    робо́ча си́лаrobóča sýla

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

More definitions
  • the force of workers available

Examples

37 sentences
  1. Algeria has a relatively educated workforce.

  2. Algeria needs a more qualified workforce.

    ruАлжиру нужна более квалифицированная рабочая сила. — Kar1na

  3. Algeria needs skilled and educated workforce.

  4. India needs to rebalance its workforce.

  5. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the workforce.

    ruВ сельском хозяйстве по-прежнему занято 80% рабочей силы. — Wezel

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
workers employed by an organization:
Русский
By meaning 1
workers employed by an organization:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
workers employed by an organization:

Origin

From work + force.

From work + force.

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Forms

plural: workforces

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedworkfarce

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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