employed

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The agency maintained networks of contractors and subcontractors, often smaller local groups that employed local community members.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“If somebody who did gig work was still more likely to be employed after school, there is not really a value judgment between different types of employment,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Amid widespread protests, Trump administration officials have repeatedly complained about protesters and activists ‘doxing” agents employed by ICE or U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The participation rate—the proportion of the working-age population who were either employed or unemployed—was unchanged in May at 65%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Even those employed as waiters and janitors might be enticed to leave personal service for the higher wages of the stockyards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield