employment office

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

Then one day this spring the dad spent an excruciating hour stuck on hold while calling the state employment office; he finally slammed the phone down in frustration.

From New York Times • May 29, 2021

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

See here," he said to Sladen, "you can't use this hotel for an employment office.

From The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch by Stratemeyer, Edward