work force
Company's hired hands
The work force is the total number of people employed or available for employment, either in a specific organization or across an economy: The company's work force has grown to five thousand, Women now make up nearly half the work force.
Also spelled as one word: workforce.
- manpowerAvailable labor force
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- skilled tradesOccupations requiring specialized manual training
- white collarOffice worker category
- employmentPaid occupation status
gig economy · crew · staffing · temp agency · labor · job market · personnel · team · recruitment · attrition · pink slip · outsourcing · unionization · retention · hands · hiring · help wanted · jobs
organizational role
work forceemployers
Those who hire staff
management · ownership · capital · capitalists · bosses
activity vs. dependency
work forcedependents
People financially supported
retirees · pensioners · children · students