employment

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the act of hiring someone to do a job.

n. the act of employing or hiring someone for a specific role or task.

“The company's employment of new staff has slowed down this year.”

“The firm's rapid expansion necessitated the employment of several specialist consultants to oversee the merger.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Science Academic

n. the number or percentage of people in a country who have jobs.

n. the total number or proportion of a population engaged in productive work.

“The government is happy because employment is at its highest level in years.”

“Economists noted that while overall employment remained high, the quality of jobs in the service sector was declining.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal

n. the act of using something for a particular purpose.

n. the application or use of a method, tool, or resource to achieve an end.

“The employment of new technology helped the factory work much faster.”

“The strategic employment of diplomatic pressure eventually forced the two nations back to the negotiating table.”