employment agency
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of employment agency
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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He has instead set up his own employment agency, India Works, in partnership with Aditi Banerjee, of Magic Billion, to help bring more young Indian workers to Germany.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
These centers act as a personal employment agency, offering free services to adults, dislocated workers, veterans, the homeless and reentry population.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
A disembodied voice at an eerily vacant employment agency tells her that her emotions make her unsuited to work, and a purification process that scrubs people of their pesky feelings is recommended.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
According to the inspector general report, the D.C. employment agency received 20 Labor Department staffers to boost its number of claims examiners to 58.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
Through an employment agency she got a job as a secretary at ICI, a multinational pharmaceutical company in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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