Collocations for workforce - noun

educated, qualified, skilled, trained
a highly-skilled workforce

flexible, versatile | committed, dedicated, motivated | local
A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.

ageing, declining, diminishing
A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.

available, total
The shipyard has a total workforce of 9,000.

entire, whole
The new management decided to retrain the entire workforce.

worldwide | large, small | reduced | 2,000-strong, 3,500, etc. | temporary | British, Japanese, etc. | female, male | industrial, manufacturing

employ, have
The company employs a workforce of nearly 5,000.

cut, halve, reduce, slash, slim (down), trim | double, expand, increase | retrain, train | consult (with)
The management always consults with the workforce before introducing major changes.

enter, leave
The increase in the number of people entering the workforce has increased unemployment figures.

fall | double, increase, rise | number sth, stand at sth
The workforce numbers 500.

among a/the ~
There is a change in the distribution of skills among the workforce.

in a/the ~
One person in the workforce is always responsible for the same job.

a member of the workforce