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employment

noun

em·​ploy·​ment im-ˈplȯi-mənt How to pronounce employment (audio)
1
: use, purpose
2
a
: activity in which one engages or is employed
seeking gainful employment
b
: an instance of such activity
c
: the extent or degree to which a labor force is employed
Employment is high.
3
: the act of employing : the state of being employed
employment of a pen in sketching

Synonyms

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work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living.

work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not.

her work as a hospital volunteer

employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer.

your employment with this firm is hereby terminated

occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training.

his occupation as a trained auto mechanic

calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession.

the ministry seemed my true calling

pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest.

her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit

métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted.

acting was my one and only métier

business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs.

the business of managing a hotel

Example Sentences

laws that have encouraged the employment of women I've been looking for employment in the machine trade. The new factory should provide employment for hundreds of workers. unskilled workers trying to find paid employment She hopes to find employment as a teacher. The magazine did well during the course of her employment as editor. Employment is at an all-time high in this part of the state. The city is faced with inadequate housing and a lack of employment. See More
Recent Examples on the Web More than 45% of employment in Susanville is at the California Correctional Center and the adjacent High Desert State Prison, local officials told The Times. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The average length of employment for workers who gets laid off is only a year, which might be troublesome for the millions of Americans who switched jobs during the past 18 months. Trey Williams, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The employment of such medical skill there, among hunter gatherers who were frequently on the move, is another piece of evidence suggesting that their cultures may have been quite sophisticated. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 At a cost of $800 billion, PPP loans supported the employment of more than 50 million Americans, facilitated compliance with public-health mandates, and enabled a swift economic recovery. Michael Faulkender, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 For Honi Goldman, a local activist and member of the Jewish community, the hiring and continued employment of Judah, despite mounting outrage, represented an unprecedented divide between Louisville's Jews and the nonprofit. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 The mechanism to enact perhaps the Trump era’s most notorious and emblematic immigration policy—2018’s family separation program—was the employment of what were infrequently used federal criminal statutes against uninspected border crossings. Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 The Fair Labor Standards Act provides for the employment of certain individuals at wage rates below the minimum wage. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 One way is to amend federal law to require employers to use E-verify to stop employment of unauthorized aliens. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English employement "expenditure of funds," from emploien "to apply to a task, employ entry 1" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of employment was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing employment

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