employment
noun
em·ploy·ment im-ˈplȯi-mənt 
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
- application
- exercise
- operation
- play
- usage
- use
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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
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
Phrases Containing employment
Kids Definition
employment
noun
em·ploy·ment im-ˈplȯi-mənt
1
: the act of using something
The artist is known for her employment of unusual materials.
2
: job sense 1, occupation
I am seeking employment in your area.
3
: the act of hiring a person to do work
Legal Definition
employment
noun
em·ploy·ment
1
: an activity or service performed for another especially for compensation or as an occupation
2
: the act of employing : the state of being employed
unemployments
noun
1
as in layoffs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- layoffs
- liberties
- leaves
- dismissals
- retirements
- furloughs
- suspensions
- firings
- boots
- removals
- discharges
- sacks
- severances
- demotions
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- engagements
- employments
- appointments
- employs
- assignments
- hires
- enlistments
- conscriptions
- recruitments
- tenures
- incumbencies
2
as in avocations
Synonyms & Similar Words
- avocations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- situations
- functions
- jobs
- positions
- connections
- places
- appointments
- capacities
- businesses
- posts
- occupations
- works
- professions
- billets
- berths
- employments
- employs
- carcinologists
- carcinology
- carcinoma
- carcinomas
- carcinomata
- carcinomatoses
- carcinomatosis
- carcinomatous
- carcinomorphic
- Carcinonemertes
- carcinosarcomas
- carcinosarcomata
- Carcinus
- carcoon
- card
- card catalog
- card clother
- card clothier
- card clothing
- card cutter
- card d'es
- card field
- card game
- card grinder
- card index