How to Use employment in a Sentence

employment

noun
  • Employment is at an all-time high in this part of the state.
  • She hopes to find employment as a teacher.
  • I've been looking for employment in the machine trade.
  • The city is faced with inadequate housing and a lack of employment.
  • The magazine did well during the course of her employment as editor.
  • The new factory should provide employment for hundreds of workers.
  • The thought of finding steady employment was about as lofty as his dreams got.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • The employment market may not be as favorable down the road.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The company has to meet employment and salary requirements to get the money.
    Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Show up from 3-9 p.m. with a proof of your local employment and choose from well drinks, select cocktails and beer and wine for only $5.
    Brian May Maestro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • The shooter’s body was found near a former place of employment, three law enforcement sources said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Part-time employment used to be a milestone in many kids’ transition to adulthood.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Stay up to date with the employment market in your industry and the local economy.
    Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • What’s at stake for Uber with the new rules is the employment classification of its Uber drivers and UberEats couriers.
    WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The law gives the Fed two jobs, maximize employment, stabilize prices.
    CBS News, 28 May 2023
  • For his part, Walsh landing full-time employment as a songsmith was simply the next step in his already-in-motion career.
    Will Hodge, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Sheriff’s Department did not respond to questions about the future of his employment.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Inflation has started to cool off — and the employment picture and economy have been stronger than many had expected back in the fall of last year.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • One answer is that preserving employment is not part of the Fed’s legal mandate.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Those people still face many of the same employment hurdles that hardened criminals do.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 June 2023
  • Sure, the stock market is projected to rise, inflation is down and employment figures are up.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The person who described the survey to The Sun asked to remain anonymous out of concern that speaking on the record could violate their employment contract.
    Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Twenty-nine members of the comparison group had similar employment as the 81 in the patient group.
    Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Even with employment, housing is not a guarantee with rising rents and the lack of affordable housing.
    Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 21 June 2023
  • Tank hunters must use tactics, or the proper employment of units and equipment in combat, to successfully hunt tanks.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And as the online rumor mill churns about who knew what and when, let this be a reminder that showing up at an exes’ place of employment with a dramatic plan to win them back rarely ends the way one hopes.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The Canadian Solar plant is the second recent major employment gain for Mesquite.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • The plea deal landed Torres, a Democrat, a fine, a five-year prison sentence and a ban from future public employment, NJ.com reported.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The bills in Washington would apply to all strippers, no matter their employment status.
    Hallie Golden, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Organizations like this one help people get back on their feet and find employment.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023

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