workforce

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

work·force [workforce workforces] BrE [ˈwɜːkfɔːs] NAmE [ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs] noun countable + singular or plural verb
1. all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.
Syn: ↑staff
•The factory has a 1 000-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.
•an educated workforce

Collocations:
Unemployment
Losing your job
lose your job
(BrE) become/be made redundant
be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
face/be threatened with dismissal/(BrE) the sack/(BrE) compulsory redundancy
dismiss/fire/ (especially BrE) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
lay off staff/workers/employees
(AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrench workers
cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
(BrE) make staff/workers/employees redundant
Being unemployed
be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
seek/look for work/employment
be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both BrE) unemployment benefit/jobseeker's allowance
be/go/live/sign (BrE, informal) on the dole
claim/draw/get (BrE, informal) the dole
be on/qualify for (NAmE) unemployment (compensation)
be/go/live/depend (NAmE) on welfare
collect/receive (NAmE) welfare
combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment

Example Bank:
•A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.
•Companies are under pressure to hire a more diverse workforce.
•One person in the workforce is always responsible for the same job.
•The company employs a workforce of nearly 5 000.
•The increase in the number of people entering the workforce has increased unemployment figures.
•The management always consults with the workforce before introducing major changes.
•The new management decided to retrain the entire workforce.
•The shipyard has a total workforce of 9 000.
•The workforce numbers 500.
•There is a change in the distribution of skills among the workforce.
•a highly skilled workforce
•The factory will have to lose half of its 1 000-strong workforce.
•Two thirds of the workforce are women.