employment
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The employment index rose 18 points to 27.9, reaching its highest level since April 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
As a result they are twice as likely to be out of education, employment or training for two years or more.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
If it becomes clear that your company expects you to take on more work without additional compensation, that is a good indicator that it’s time to look for employment elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
During a phone call, Horvath told Garratt that the school didn’t want her back in the classroom due to her Facebook post and terminated her employment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 formally dismantled the Jim Crow system of discrimination in public accommodations, employment, voting, education, and federally financed activities.
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
Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
"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
"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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