head count

noun

: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.

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According to the Partnership for Public Service, more than 200,000 civil servants left the federal workforce in 2025 through voluntary and involuntary separations aimed at reducing head count. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 Notably, these measures did reduce the average head count among minority- and women-owned contractors. — Ben Rosa, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 Over the same period, entry-level head count at the high-intensity firms rose 12%, contradicting predictions and fears that young or inexperienced workers would be most at risk of losing their jobs to AI. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026 In its annual report last week, Oracle disclosed that head count shrank 13% to 141,000 employees in fiscal 2026, with a notable pullback in sales and marketing. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for head count

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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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