employment
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“I’m hopeful for a settlement that assures that Paramount and Warner Bros. will maintain their operations and remain a significant economic and employment force in Los Angeles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then, the U.S. benefited from productivity gains as companies adopted computers and baby boomers entered peak employment years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
There is particular concern about the nearly one million young people in the UK who are not in education, employment or training – known as "Neets".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the early 1970s, more than 60 percent of employment in Africa was estimated to be informal, but it has surged to nearly 83 percent in recent years, according to the International Labour Organization.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Through an employment agency she got a job as a secretary at ICI, a multinational pharmaceutical company in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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This lack of key inflation and employments reports is sure to complicate the Fed’s decision at its Dec. 9-10 meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
"We have the last throw of the dice in order to bring back some part of that industry, if we don't then we have to look for alternative employments for the 820,000 people."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
The labor studies and employments relations major had seven punts downed inside the 20, including five inside the 10 and four inside the 5.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
"That is very unusual. Like many employments that are still unfilled, FAA administrator is an extremely important position," Captain Ross "Rusty" Aimer told Salon last week, before Trump had finally filled the position.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2019
Others, again, engage themselves as book-keepers or shop assistants, or in some of the many employments that are open to young men who can read and write.
From Sidelights on Chinese Life by J. (John) Macgowan
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