英和和英

語源

From work +‎ force.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɝk.foɹs/, [ˈwɚk.fo̞ɹs]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈwɝk.fo(ː)ɹs/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈwɜːk.foəs/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)s

名詞

workforce (plural workforces)

1. All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
   • 2020 December 2, Stefanie Foster, “Network News: Success of major projects hinges on fixing skills crisis”, in Rail, page 8:

     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.

   • 2025 February 1, Tami Luhby, Eric Bradner and Rene Marsh, “Federal employees confused, angered by Trump’s offer to quit”, in CNN‎:

     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.

2. The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
   • 2025 July 25, Matt Egan, “How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by shrinking paychecks”, in CNN Business‎:

     “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.

同意語

• manpower
• jobforce
• labour force