employment agency

noun

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

employment agency

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of employment agency¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

The originalist industrial complex includes far more than the Federalist Society, the right-wing fraternity, funder, and employment agency for those eager to advance the legal and political goals of the modern Republican Party.

From Slate

AtWork! is a nonprofit, supported employment agency that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to get good jobs, increase community connection and successfully transition to life after high school.

From Seattle Times

A disembodied voice at an eerily vacant employment agency tells her that her emotions make her unsuited to work, and a purification process that scrubs people of their pesky feelings is recommended.

From New York Times

He didn’t remember it, of course, but when he’d turned three months old and then six months old and then a year, Nurse Beverly had said to his mother, “You know I’ll have to give the employment agency some warning, for them to find me another job,” and each time Max’s mother had said, “Let’s not think about that just yet.”

From Literature

Demand for people at checkpoints, to scan tickets and help manage crowds is so great that France’s state employment agency is offering free and expedited security guard training courses, with no specialist qualifications required.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• recruiter