{
    "term": "workforce",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)(British English)(especially British English)(Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English)(British English)(both British English)(British English, informal)(British English, informal)(North American English)(North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The factory has a 1 000-strong workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two thirds of the workforce is/are women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Companies are under pressure to hire a more diverse workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One person in the workforce is always responsible for the same job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company employs a workforce of nearly 5 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The management always consults with the workforce before introducing major changes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new management decided to retrain the entire workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shipyard has a total workforce of 9 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workforce numbers 500."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The factory will have to lose half of its 1 000-strong workforce."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "staff",
            "topics": ["Working life", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["educated", "qualified", "skilled"],
                "verb + workforce": ["employ", "have", "cut"],
                "workforce + verb": ["fall", "double", "increase"],
                "preposition": ["among a/​the workforce", "in a/​the workforce"],
                "phrases": ["a member of the workforce"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "all the people in a country or an area who are available for work",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an educated workforce"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The increase in the number of people entering the workforce has increased unemployment figures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a change in the distribution of skills among the workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a highly skilled workforce"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["educated", "qualified", "skilled"],
                "verb + workforce": ["employ", "have", "cut"],
                "workforce + verb": ["fall", "double", "increase"],
                "preposition": ["among a/​the workforce", "in a/​the workforce"],
                "phrases": ["a member of the workforce"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɜːkfɔːs/",
                "audio": "wo/workforce/workforce__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs/",
                "audio": "wo/workforce/workforce__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}