employment

noun

1. an act or instance of employing someone or something.
2. the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin or terminate employment.
3. an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business.
4. the total number of people gainfully employed or working.
5. an activity or the like that occupies a person’s time: She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours.

noun

1. the act of employing or state of being employed
2. the work or occupation in which a person is employed
3. the purpose for which something is used