gainful

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In 2015, eight out of 10 of the college’s bachelor’s degree programs failed the government’s “gainful employment” test — a measurement that looks at whether students, on average, are earning enough to repay their loans.

From Washington Post

For years, groups of refugees have tried to leave the camp, where they’re largely not allowed to seek gainful employment or higher education, and where their mobility is tightly controlled.

From Washington Post

“Under a new employment contract that ensures greater workers’ protection, our workers would now be able to find gainful employment in one of the world’s biggest labor markets,” Ople said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

I hope they are able to find gainful employment, and in that four hours while they are trying to sleep and take care of themselves, applying to jobs.

From New York Times

Parks and her husband moved to Motor City in 1957 because they “could not find any sort of gainful employment in Montgomery, Ala.,”

From Washington Post