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Definition 1
General: Total supply of personnel available or engaged for a specific job or task.
Definition 2
Economics: Total labor force of a nation, including both men and women. If there are more people than available jobs, it is called manpower surplus; if available people are fewer than jobs, it is called manpower deficit.
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