employable

[ em-ploi-uh-buhl ]

adjective

noun

Origin of employable

First recorded in 1685–95; employ + -able

Top-ranked business schools with powerful brands don’t seem eager to upend successful programs that are still attracting thousands of applicants willing to spend as much as $200,000 for their degrees and producing highly employable graduates.
Inside the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow's Business Leaders | Katie Reilly | October 8, 2021 | Time
It would empower people to invest in their own skills and become more employable.
The Pandemic Laid Bare the World’s Inequities. A Top Economist on Why We Need a New Social Contract | Dan Stewart | August 12, 2021 | Time
As a convicted murderer, I will need to convince the parole board not only that I have been rehabilitated, but also that I am able to be a productive and employable citizen.
Why prisoners like me need internet access | Joe Garcia | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
They are very employable — these are really high performing girls.
In All-Girls Schools, a Formula for Success | Bobby Blanchard | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Approximately 25 percent of employable Negro youth, for another example, are presently unemployed.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Alex Haley | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

But someone who can do very advanced math isn't necessarily that much more employable.
Educational Inequality | Megan McArdle | June 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
They are suffering from what economists call "unemployment scarring": their time out of work has made them less employable.
America's Jobless Crisis | Megan McArdle | April 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I am not employable, in large part, because my health issues make me uninsurable.
Why Are More Boomers Killing Themselves? | Lizzie Stark | October 22, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
They are employable enough where they suit, provided Mr. Huxley's caveat (p. 161) is steadily kept in mind.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology | William Jackson
There are, however, an additional three and one half million employable people who are on relief.
State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt | Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1968, 80 percent of employable women worked outside the home.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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