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employment

[em-ploi-muhnt] / ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /
NOUN
working for a living
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business contracting enrollment hiring job recruitment service trade
STRONG
assignment avocation awarding calling commissioning craft employ enlistment exercise exercising exertion field function game hire line mission number occupation office position post profession pursuit racket servicing setup situation thing using vocation work
WEAK
carrying engagement in activity application engaging métier occupying retaining signing on taking on what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fun unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment hobby pastime recreation surrender
WEAK
idleness inactivity misuse
NOUN
using something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
usage utilization
STRONG
adoption appliance application disposition exercise exercising exertion exploitation handling operation play purpose usance use
Antonyms
STRONG
idleness mismanagement
WEAK
inactivity misuse unemployment

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The effects of the long shutdown could distort the employment report for at least a few more months — and longstanding problems in collecting the jobs data could re-emerge.

From MarketWatch

He added that the King's Hall "will be a true testament to the impact of His Majesty on Dumfries House and the vital education and employment it provides."

From BBC

The employment index expanded for the first time in seven months.

From MarketWatch

Hiring has slowed rapidly since the spring and employment even fell for the first time since the pandemic.

From MarketWatch

Hiring has slowed rapidly since the spring and employment even fell for the first time since the pandemic.

From MarketWatch

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.