employment agency

American  

noun

1. an agency that helps find jobs for persons seeking employment or assists employers in finding persons to fill positions that are open.

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employment agency British  

noun

1. a private firm whose business is placing people in jobs

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Etymology

Origin of employment agency

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.

From Los Angeles Times

Like many others, they went heavily into debt to pay the employment agencies that got them their jobs there, she said.

From Barron's

These were essentially private, unregulated employment agencies that connected workers to jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

That practice helps “labor and employment agencies to more fully investigate worksite violations,” according to the department.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• recruiter