employment

noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

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[uncountable, countable] work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed
- full-time/part-time employment
- people seeking employment
- They are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.
- The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people.
- employment with somebody/something He took up employment with the company in May 2015.
- employment in something She hoped to secure employment in the IT sector.
- in employment Most of last year's graduates are now in paid employment.
- There are limited employment opportunities here.
- Such clauses in employment contracts are common in many states.
- a specialist in employment law
- conditions/terms of employment
- (formal) Please list any pension entitlement you have from previous employments.
Synonyms work
work
- employment
- career
- profession
- occupation
- trade
These are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time.
- work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:
  It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work:
  Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
  He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:
  He hopes to enter the medical profession.
  The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.
- occupation (rather formal) a job or profession:
  Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:
  Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
Patterns
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
Collocations Jobs
JobsGetting a job
- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
Doing a job
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
Building a career
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
Leaving your job
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Collocations Unemployment
UnemploymentLosing your job
- lose your job
- (British English) become/be made redundant
- be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
- face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
- dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
- lay off staff/workers/employees
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
- cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
- (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant
Being unemployed
- be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
- seek/look for work/employment
- be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance
- be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole
- claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole
- be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
- be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare
- collect/receive (North American English) welfare
- combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment
Extra Examples
- Interviewers will look carefully at a candidate's employment history.
- One company terminated his employment after 30 days.
- She had been out of employment for three years.
- She lost her employment when the company closed.
- Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment.
- The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind.
- recent graduates seeking employment
- graduates entering the employment market
- The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community.
- trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety
- Your conditions of employment should tell you how many days of sick leave you are entitled to.
- Union negotiate conditions of employment.
- It's getting more and more difficult for young people to find regular employment.
- There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people.
- a state-subsidized employment programme
- laws prohibiting employment discrimination
- school-leavers entering the employment market
- I was put in touch with a local employment agency.
- The employment market isn't looking too good at the moment.
- Current employment legislation states that no one should work more than 48 hours a week.
- There have been significant changes in patterns of employment.
Topics Moneyb1, Jobsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- paid
- salaried
- full-time
- …
… of employment
- level
verb + employment
- look for
- seek
- find
- …
employment + verb
- grow
- increase
- rise
- …
employment + noun
- opportunities
- options
- possibilities
- …
preposition
- in employment
- out of employment
phrases
- conditions of employment
- terms of employment
- a contract of employment
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] the situation in which people have work
- The government is aiming at full employment.
- Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
opposite unemployment
Extra Examples
- Employment levels rose for the first time this year.
- The latest employment figures show a fall in the number of people who are out of work.
- The employment picture is not good.
- The government aims to achieve full employment within three years.
- This investment will certainly create employment in the area.
- policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment
- Measures have been taken to stimulate employment in the area.
- policies designed to stimulate employment
- an area of very low employment
- the government's full-employment policy
Topics Moneyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- paid
- salaried
- full-time
- …
… of employment
- level
verb + employment
- look for
- seek
- find
- …
employment + verb
- grow
- increase
- rise
- …
employment + noun
- opportunities
- options
- possibilities
- …
preposition
- in employment
- out of employment
phrases
- conditions of employment
- terms of employment
- a contract of employment
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] the act of employing somebody
- The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills.
- The company's employment practices have been widely criticized.
Extra Examples
- The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.
- Changes in employment practices have affected farming jobs in the area.
[uncountable] (formal) the use of something
- the employment of artillery in the capture of the town

单词	employment
释义	employment noun /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed full-time/part-time employment people seeking employment They are finding it more and more difficult to find employment. The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people. employment with somebody/something He took up employment with the company in May 2015. employment in something She hoped to secure employment in the IT sector. in employment Most of last year's graduates are now in paid employment. There are limited employment opportunities here. Such clauses in employment contracts are common in many states. a specialist in employment law conditions/terms of employment (formal) Please list any pension entitlement you have from previous employments. Synonyms workwork employment career profession occupation trade These are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money: It’s very difficult to find work at the moment. employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: Only half the people here are in paid employment. career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes: He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: He hopes to enter the medical profession. The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer. occupation (rather formal) a job or profession: Please state your name, age, and occupation. trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills: Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. Patterns in/out of work/employment (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation permanent/temporary work/employment (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job look for work look for/apply for/go for a job get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form) send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter be called for/have/attend an interview offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion find/get/land a job employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees recruit/appoint a manager Doing a job arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory start/finish work/your shift do/put in/work overtime have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications do/get/have/receive training learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills cope with/manage/share/spread the workload improve your/achieve a better work-life balance have (no) job satisfaction/job security Building a career have a job/work/a career/a vocation find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation enter/go into/join a profession choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career change jobs/profession/career be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance do/take on temp work/freelance work do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work Leaving your job leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job give up work/your job/your career hand in your notice/resignation plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc. take early retirement Collocations UnemploymentUnemploymentLosing your job lose your job (British English) become/be made redundant be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager lay off staff/workers/employees (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant Being unemployed be unemployed/out of work/out of a job seek/look for work/employment be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation) be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare collect/receive (North American English) welfare combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment Extra Examples Interviewers will look carefully at a candidate's employment history. One company terminated his employment after 30 days. She had been out of employment for three years. She lost her employment when the company closed. Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment. The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind. recent graduates seeking employment graduates entering the employment market The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community. trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety Your conditions of employment should tell you how many days of sick leave you are entitled to. Union negotiate conditions of employment. It's getting more and more difficult for young people to find regular employment. There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people. a state-subsidized employment programme laws prohibiting employment discrimination school-leavers entering the employment market I was put in touch with a local employment agency. The employment market isn't looking too good at the moment. Current employment legislation states that no one should work more than 48 hours a week. There have been significant changes in patterns of employment. Topics Moneyb1, Jobsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective paid salaried full-time … … of employment level verb + employment look for seek find … employment + verb grow increase rise … employment + noun opportunities options possibilities … preposition in employment out of employment phrases conditions of employment terms of employment a contract of employment … See full entry [uncountable] the situation in which people have work The government is aiming at full employment. Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area. opposite unemployment Extra Examples Employment levels rose for the first time this year. The latest employment figures show a fall in the number of people who are out of work. The employment picture is not good. The government aims to achieve full employment within three years. This investment will certainly create employment in the area. policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment Measures have been taken to stimulate employment in the area. policies designed to stimulate employment an area of very low employment the government's full-employment policy Topics Moneyb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective paid salaried full-time … … of employment level verb + employment look for seek find … employment + verb grow increase rise … employment + noun opportunities options possibilities … preposition in employment out of employment phrases conditions of employment terms of employment a contract of employment … See full entry [uncountable] the act of employing somebody The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills. The company's employment practices have been widely criticized. Extra Examples The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers. Changes in employment practices have affected farming jobs in the area. [uncountable] (formal) the use of something the employment of artillery in the capture of the town
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