The phrase "a broader work force" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the diversity or inclusivity of a group of employees or laborers in a particular context.
Example: "To enhance creativity and innovation, companies should aim to build a broader work force that includes individuals from various backgrounds."
Alternatives: "a more diverse workforce" or "a wider labor pool".
Increases in the minimum wage in many states recently, and increases in the lowest-tier salaries by big employers like Walmart, Target and Aetna, are also beginning to ripple through the broader work force.
"In the broader work force, the level of insecurity and uncertainty that was happening in the economy remains substantially high, so you will not see an explosion of wage increases as a result of these contracts," said Paul Osterman, a professor of management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
While women and men appear in the broad work force in equal numbers, few women make it to the executive suite, regardless of industry.
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But beyond environmental regulation lies the broader landscape of a changing work force and changing politics here.
When I asked Mr. Brown if robots would eventually take on a broader role in the work force and possibly replace workers, he said, "It is much more likely, for now, that robots will help augment people's abilities, allowing us to use robots for things humans can't do".
The idea of a leaner work force and a smaller cabinet complements the broader theme of fiscal pain that Mr. Corzine has been warning residents about for the past two months as he has traveled throughout the state.
In Deauville, Dennis Nally, C.E.O. of PricewaterhouseCoopers, reiterated what is now the corporate mantra about encouraging — nay, mandating — a broad mix in the work force.
Using a broad definition of "professional" adopted by the International Labor Organization, LinkedIn says there are an estimated 640 million professionals out of a global work force of approximately 3.3 billion, leaving plenty of room for the site to grow.
Mr. Chambers hesitated to characterize this as a "broad-scale layoff," which he defined as cutting at least 10percentt of a company's work force.
