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.
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The key things to watch now are still housing and employment.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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The thought of finding steady employment was about as lofty as his dreams got.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023
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But the issue in both wars was not the tanks, but poor training and employment.
—Liam Collins, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2023
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Nix was just one of the first in the program to hold Auburn accountable for the employment of Bryan Harsin.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2022
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There’s also the question of what AI and the tech markets mean for employment.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Utah, for example, was just named the best state to start a business with the largest employment growth in the country.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
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At the same time, prices remain stubbornly high—as does the bar for getting a foot in the door of employment.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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The employment market may not be as favorable down the road.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2023
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The authors also found that the share of employment classified as pass-throughs has more than tripled since the 1980s.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Alaska ranked next-to-last in employment growth, just ahead of North Dakota, the report says.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2022
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Several big updates on the employment market are on tap for the first week of 2023.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2022
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The employment market remains a big focus for the Fed and investors.
—Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
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Friday The first Friday in May brings with it the monthly employment report for April.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
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As employment and incomes rose, so did the opening of new restaurants and hotels.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
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Portis, like one of his own characters, entered the world of employment only long enough to find a way out of it.
—Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
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The company has to meet employment and salary requirements to get the money.
—Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
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As more people enter the labor force and look for work, and some have trouble finding employment, the rate stays up.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
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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
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According to the Irving Chamber of Commerce, the city is the second-largest employment center in the state.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, overall employment growth has been much stronger than normal.
—Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
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The shooter’s body was found near a former place of employment, three law enforcement sources said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
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Part-time employment used to be a milestone in many kids’ transition to adulthood.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
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He was handed an economy with employment way up, consumer spending way up, the markets way up, & inflation way down.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Texas continues to lead the charge in data center employment, with the second-highest number of jobs nationwide, new data shows.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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