headcount

noun4

1. •
   The act of counting how many people are present in a group.

   • Let's take a quick headcount, to make sure we're all here.
2. •
   The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.

   • The company's headcount on January 1 was 15,203.
3. •
   [before a noun] More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context.

   • Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments.
4. •
   One slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

   • I've convinced management to give us one more headcount, to take some work off the rest of us.