civilian workforce
Private sector workers
The civilian workforce comprises all employed persons not serving in the military.
Government statistics distinguish between the civilian workforce and armed forces when measuring employment.
The term often appears in discussions of military bases or defense contractors, where civilian employees work alongside uniformed personnel: The base employs three thousand military and two thousand civilian workforce members.
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- unemployment ratePercentage without jobs seeking work
- pink slipEmployment termination notice
job market · agriculture · freelance · minority groups · manufacturing · labor unions · self-employed · healthcare · education · apprenticeship · job creation · wage growth · living wage · temporary · women workers · internship · career change · human resources
civilian workforcemilitary personnel
Members of armed forces
armed forces · soldiers · troops · servicemembers · enlisted personnel
civilian workforcecombat troops
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