EMPLOYMENT

[noun] [U]Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.(UK formal) Are you in employment (= Do you have a job) at the moment?How long have you been looking for employment?During the first six years of my employment with Sandoz, I shared a laboratory with two colleagues.(esp. US) This is the first time I've tried to get work through an employment agency (= a business that finds suitable people to work for other businesses).How long have you been in her employment (= working for her)?(figurative) How can you justify the employment (= use) of capital punishment?