employment
Collocations
40(noun.)
ADJ
paid, salaried | full-time, part-time | lifelong, lifetime | casual | seasonal
gainful, meaningful
After years of searching, she finally found gainful employment as a freelance translator.
full, total
Many workers struggled to find full employment after the factory closed down.
high, low
Many young people moved to the city seeking high employment opportunities in the tech industry.
large-scale
The new factory will provide large-scale employment for thousands of workers in the region.
manual | skilled, unskilled | blue-collar, white-collar | factory, office
QUANT
level
The factory closure will reduce the employment level in our town significantly.
VERB + EMPLOYMENT
look for, seek
After losing her job, she spent months looking for employment in the tech industry.
find, gain, get, obtain, secure
After graduation, she was able to gain employment at a technology company.
take up
She took up employment at the local hospital after completing her nursing degree.
give up, lose
After having a baby, Maria decided to give up employment and stay home with her children.
give sb, offer sb
create, generate, provide
The new factory will generate employment for over 500 workers in our town.
boost, increase, raise, stimulate
The new factory should boost employment in our small town.
EMPLOYMENT + VERB
increase, rise | fall
EMPLOYMENT + NOUN
opportunities, possibilities, prospects
The company website lists all current employment opportunities for graduates interested in marketing.
rights | training
status
After graduation, Maria checked her employment status before applying for the apartment.
agency | contract | conditions, terms | figures, records, statistics | levels | patterns, trends
market
The employment market has become more competitive since many companies started hiring remote workers.
policy
The company's new employment policy requires all workers to complete safety training before starting.
practices
Many companies have updated their employment practices to offer more flexible working hours.
PREP
in ~
My brother has been in employment for three years since finishing university.
out of ~
After losing his job, he remained out of employment for several months before finding a new position.
PHRASES
conditions of employment
Workers at the factory negotiated better conditions of employment with their manager.
a contract of employment, patterns/trends of employment
My new job came with a contract of employment that I needed to sign before starting work.