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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Be cautious of unsolicited job offers, especially those received through text or direct message, and never respond to employment requests from unknown sources.
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Janay Reece, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The apparent contradiction of the job’s potential to be automated alongside rising employment points to a centuries-old economic paradox reflected across labor more broadly, according to Slok.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In the past, the EEOC has also used EEO-1 data to focus the agency’s outreach, education and guidance on industries where empirical evidence indicates that barriers to equal employment opportunity exist.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Willets earned the honor for his efforts to help fellow students prepare for future employment opportunities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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Janay Reece, CBS News, 17 May 2026
The apparent contradiction of the job’s potential to be automated alongside rising employment points to a centuries-old economic paradox reflected across labor more broadly, according to Slok.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In the past, the EEOC has also used EEO-1 data to focus the agency’s outreach, education and guidance on industries where empirical evidence indicates that barriers to equal employment opportunity exist.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Willets earned the honor for his efforts to help fellow students prepare for future employment opportunities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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“Employment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employment. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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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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