Talk:Workforce/Archives/2012

Merger
There is a lot of overlap with the Manual labour entry and both are fairly short, so I think we should combine them. Carax 03:35, 9 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't think a merge would work, since they're not the same thing. "Workforce" is an economic term, and refers to everyone who is working, at any sort of job. (This is in contrast to "labour force" which counts everyone who is working or unemployed.) "Manual labour" is refers to a particular sort of job, which typically does not include skilled trades or artesans. See http://www.bized.ac.uk/glossary/glossary.htm for example.


 * The difficulty here really is that neither article is not very strong. They are both important entries, and certainly could be improved.Lisamh 01:44, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

= it has to be merged ==there is no need in two different articles

You can still merge it without skewingthe lines between workforce and labour force by just including both in one article.

I agree that the terms are synonymous. That doesn't mean they're exactly the same, synonyms rarely are. But the meanings are so close that there would inevitably be contradictions and duplications if they're kept as separate articles (unless a third is added to handle the common elements). Best just have a single page that explains the subtle difference.

Perhaps as technical terms among economists a "labor force" is the broader pool whereas the "work force" comprises the people actually employed. But that is a simple distinction to make. In common usage both mean exactly the same two things: (i) all of the people who work for a particular organization; or (ii) all of the eligible persons, whether employed or not, who work in a particular region, country, industry segment, etc.

I have no particular authority to say this, it's just what I observe.

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Economic Definition of Workforce vs. Labor Force
The Workforce, in a broad sense, can apply to a company or firm as well as a community, region, country, etc. In my experience, workforce is the people who work in an area even if that area means an organization. The labor force is the people that live in the area and work, but not necessarily within that area. That is, the people that work in City A, regarless of where they live, would be the workforce. The people that live in City A and work, regarless of where they work, would be the labor force. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidBenAkiva (talk • contribs) 19:54, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Can anyone confirm or reject this? --JokerXtreme (talk) 19:28, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Benefits
I removed a strange section about the benefits of belonging to a workforce and how people can feel useful whether or not they belong. It was unreferenced and not at all relevant Bhny (talk) 23:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)