employment
noun
em·ploy·ment
im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
Examples of employment in a Sentence
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.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 22 July 2025
The impact on employment could likely be the opposite of what tariff proponents said would happen.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco and has 215,000 employees, including 27,000 in its largest employment hub in Charlotte.
—Catherine Muccigrosso
july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
From 1979 to 2019, employment in the education and health services sectors increased from 6.8 million people to 24.1 million people.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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“Employment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employment. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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employment
noun
em·ploy·ment
im-ˈplȯi-mənt
1
: use entry 1 sense 1a, purpose
also
: the act of using
2
a
: the act of hiring a person for work
b
: the job for which one is hired : occupation
c
: the state of being employed
employment in the machine trade
d
: the relative number of persons in a labor force who are employed
employment is high
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