an employment agency; spec. any of a number of local offices (managed by a government agency) which advertises jobs, offers advice on finding work…

a market at which slaves are bought and sold; also figurative, esp. (North American slang) an employment exchange.

An office where registration is made, or at which a register of any kind is kept. Cf. register office, n. 1.

an office or establishment acting as a point of contact between employers and workers seeking employment.

Originally U.S. An office or establishment acting as a point of contact between employers and workers seeking employment; an employment exchange. Cf…

= employment agency n.

= employment agency n. Cf. Labour Exchange, n. 2.

†(a) = Labour Exchange, n. 1b (obsolete); (b) an office or department concerned with labour and employment; esp. a labour exchange (Labour Exchange…

a service established (often by the state) to assist people in finding work, esp. by providing training or facilitating contact between employers…

The Labour ‘Bureau’ or employment exchange; hence, unemployment benefit, esp. in on the buroo.

Short for Labour Exchange, n. 2a.

= employment agency n. at employment, n. compounds 2.

An office where a variety of available jobs are advertised, an employment exchange; spec. (in the United Kingdom) any of a number of local offices…