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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Sue Tilley was 35 years old and working in a London employment office when she disrobed and let British artist Lucian Freud paint her in the nude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

The costs for 24- to 28-month programs are covered by the local government employment office, which also pays for apartment and living expenses.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 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

For this purpose an office is created similar to a public employment office.

From A Stake in the Land by Peter A. (Peter Alexander) Speek