head count

Or headcount

noun

1. an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.

2. any count of support, strength, etc..

   a head count of senators opposing the bill.

Example Sentences

Several regions, including New York, Dallas, and Minneapolis, reported slight declines in head counts.

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Several regions, including New York, Dallas, and Minneapolis, reported slight declines in head counts.

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The firm has also doubled its head count in investment banking in the past two years, its executives said.

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Today, the optimism is largely confined to AI architects and gimlet-eyed executives calculating how much AI can reduce head count while workers wonder whether they will be replaced by AI, or someone who knows AI.

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Concentrix’s CEO said in a June earnings call that he doesn’t foresee a “massive decrease” in employment, though he noted that declining head count is a possibility.

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