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 key things to watch now are still housing and employment.
    — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The thought of finding steady employment was about as lofty as his dreams got.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • But the issue in both wars was not the tanks, but poor training and employment.
    — Liam Collins, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Nix was just one of the first in the program to hold Auburn accountable for the employment of Bryan Harsin.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There’s also the question of what AI and the tech markets mean for employment.
    — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Alaska ranked next-to-last in employment growth, just ahead of North Dakota, the report says.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Friday The end of the work week brings the latest snapshot of the job market with the release of the monthly employment report for March.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Several big updates on the employment market are on tap for the first week of 2023.
    — CBS News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Several big updates on the employment market are on tap for the first week of 2023.
    — Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The employment market remains a big focus for the Fed and investors.
    — Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Friday The first Friday in May brings with it the monthly employment report for April.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • As employment and incomes rose, so did the opening of new restaurants and hotels.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • 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
  • You will be scheduled to work at your regular place of employment during the 12 hours the polls are open on Election Day.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The company has to meet employment and salary requirements to get the money.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 24 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • On the other hand, overall employment growth has been much stronger than normal.
    — Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • With serious cuts in both employment and funding being announced daily by the DOGE folks and others, now might be the time to think how these moves might impact your job.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025

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