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employment

[em-ploi-muhnt] / ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /




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Texas is the third-ranked state for finance employment, but it’s growing faster than New York on a percentage basis: From 2019 to 2025, it grew nearly 26%, compared with New York’s 12% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Around one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training, and the government has faced calls to reduce employer NI contributions for younger workers to help boost job opportunities.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In New York City, employment in the industry last year rose 3.5% from the year earlier to 207,400, according to DiNapoli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

After falling for much of 2025, US auto employment has been on an upswing for most of 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

You are no longer eligible for food stamps; you may be discriminated against in employment; you cannot vote for at least twelve years; and you are about to be evicted from public housing.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster




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