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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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Thesaurus search results for 'EMPLOYMENT': 71 results found.


TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employment of limited or unspecified duration without an expectation of continuation (e.g., contract work, seasonal work, casual work or work through a temporary help agency). Temporary employment may be full-time or part-time.

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES (Search for related entries in the library)

TRIANGULAR EMPLOYMENT 

TRIANGULAR EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A three-way employment relationship involving a worker, an employer (often an agency or an intermediary) and a client firm.

TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT 

UNDEREMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

UNEMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (Search for related entries in the library)

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)


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