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{{for|the discount tools and hardware brand from [[Home Depot]]|Workforce (Brand)}}
{{See also|Workforce (Voyager episode)}}
The '''workforce''' is the [[labour (economics)|labour]] pool in [[employment]]. It is generally used to describe those working for a single [[Types of companies|company]] or [[industry]], but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, county, state, etc. The term generally excludes the [[Employment#employer|employer]]s or [[management]], and implies those involved in [[manual labour]]. It may also mean all those that are available for work.
Workers may be [[Labor union|unionised]], whereby the union conducts negotiations regarding [[wage|pay]] and conditions of employment. In the event of [[industrial unrest]], unions provide a co-ordinating role in organising [[ballot]]s of the workforce, and [[strike action]].
==Benefits of membership==
Benefits that come with being a member of the workforce are said to be financial independence, a feeling of usefulness, self-confidence, and respect from fellow citizens. However, they do not necessarily follow directly from being a member of the workforce. One's finances are commonly dependent upon one's [[employer]], [[customers]], [[wage]]s and [[inflation]]; furthermore, one can feel useful without being a member of the workforce.|{{Fact|date=February 2007}}|
==See also==
*[[Collective bargaining]]
*[[Labor force]]
*[[United States labor law]]
*[[Contingent Workforce]]
*[[Human Capital]]
*[[Occupational illness]]
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==External links==
[http://www.workforcene.net Workforce Nebraska]<br />
[http://www.clmworkforce.com CLM Workforce Connection]