Collocations for employment - noun

paid, salaried | full-time, part-time | lifelong, lifetime,
long-term, permanent, stable | short-term, temporary | regular

casual | seasonal | gainful, meaningful
The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind.

full, total
The government aims to achieve full employment within three years.

high, low
an area of very low employment

large-scale
Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment.

manual | skilled, unskilled | blue-collar, white-collar | factory, office

level
policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment

look for, seek
recent graduates seeking employment

find, gain, get, obtain, secure
He finally secured employment in a local factory.

take up
(formal) He took up employment with the company in May 2002.

give up, lose
She lost her employment when the firm closed.

give sb, offer sb | create, generate, provide
This investment will certainly create employment in the area. | The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people.

boost, increase, raise, stimulate
policies designed to stimulate employment

increase, rise | fall

opportunities, possibilities, prospects
There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people.

rights | training | status
The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community.

agency | contract | conditions, terms | figures, records, statistics | levels | patterns, trends | market
school-leavers entering the employment market

policy
the government''s full-employment policy

practices
The firm''s employment practices have been widely criticized.

in ~
Most of last year''s graduates are now in employment.

out of ~
She had been out of employment for three years.

conditions of employment
trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety

a contract of employment, patterns/trends of employment
significant changes in patterns of employment