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employment office

British

noun

Former names: employment exchange. labour exchange. any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to the unemployed information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers See also Jobcentre

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The employment office also mentions that transportation will be provided, a new concern as “commuting” is normalized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

In a statement Friday, Barnes said the building will have eight apartments of recovery housing, a recovery drop-in center, employment office and a bakery offering on-the-job training.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2023

Family members suspect it was a trip to the employment office that brought him there; at the time, he was staying not at the creek but with a friend in Long Beach, they said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2021

Through July 29, the employment office has fielded more than 133,000 claims, nearly five times the number processed in all of 2019.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2020

He left the home group as busy as usual, for Mrs. Alcott had several boarders, as well as her employment office.

From Ten American Girls From History by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson

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