noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ educated , qualified , skilled , trained , well-educated , well-trained
▪
a highly skilled ~
▪ flexible , mobile , versatile
▪ committed , dedicated , motivated
▪ unionized
▪ local
▪
A quarter of the local ~ is unemployed.
▪ ageing/aging , declining , diminishing
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A declining ~ has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.
▪ available , total
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The shipyard has a total ~ of 9 000.
▪ entire , whole
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The new management decided to retrain the entire ~.
▪ worldwide
▪ large , small
▪ reduced
▪ 2 000-strong , etc.
▪ temporary
▪ British , Japanese , US , etc.
▪ female , male
▪ diverse , multicultural
▪
Companies are under pressure to hire a more diverse ~.
▪ industrial , manufacturing
VERB + WORKFORCE
▪ employ , have
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The company employs a ~ of nearly 5 000.
▪ cut , downsize , halve , reduce , shrink , slash , slim , slim down , trim
▪ double , expand , increase
▪ educate , retrain , train
▪ consult , consult with
▪
The management always consults with the ~ before introducing major changes.
▪ enter , leave , re-enter
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The increase in the number of people entering the ~ has increased unemployment figures.
WORKFORCE + VERB
▪ fall
▪ double , increase , rise
▪ number sth , stand at sth
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The ~ numbers 500.
PREPOSITION
▪ among a/the ~
▪
There is a change in the distribution of skills among the ~.
▪ in a/the ~
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One person in the ~ is always responsible for the same job.
PHRASES
▪ a member of the ~