workforce
US: /ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/
UK: /wˈɜːkfɔːs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
workforce- danh từ
- lực lượng lao động
Advanced English dictionary
[pl. v.]1 all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.
Synonym: STAFF
The factory will have to lose half of its 1000-strong workforce. + Two thirds of the workforce is / are women.
2 all the people in a country or an area who are available for work: A quarter of the local workforce is / are unemployed. + the male / female workforce + an educated workforce
Collocation
ADJ.
educated, qualified, skilled, trained
a highly-skilled workforce
| flexible, versatile | committed, dedicated, motivated | local
A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.
| ageing, declining, diminishing
A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.
| available, total
The shipyard has a total workforce of 9,000.
| entire, whole
The new management decided to retrain the entire workforce.
| worldwide | large, small | reduced | 2,000-strong, 3,500, etc. | temporary | British, Japanese, etc. | female, male | industrial, manufacturing
VERB + WORKFORCE
employ, have
The company employs a workforce of nearly 5,000.
| cut, halve, reduce, slash, slim (down), trim | double, expand, increase | retrain, train | consult (with)
The management always consults with the workforce before introducing major changes.
| enter, leave
The increase in the number of people entering the workforce has increased unemployment figures.
WORKFORCE + VERB
fall | double, increase, rise | number sth, stand at sth
The workforce numbers 500.
PREP.
among a/the ~
There is a change in the distribution of skills among the workforce.
| in a/the ~
One person in the workforce is always responsible for the same job.
PHRASES
a member of the workforce
