jobholding
Currently holding employment
Jobholding refers to having or maintaining employment.
The term appears most often as an adjective describing people who are employed: the jobholding population, jobholding adults.
It can also function as a noun for the state of being employed: Jobholding among young adults has declined.
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
specialization · expertise · qualification · tenure · achievement · mentorship · networking · leadership
All available workers
- workplaceEmployment location
- employerOne who employs others
- employeeHired organizational member
- paycheckCompensation for labor
hiring · recruitment · interview · full-time · part-time · shift · telecommuting · freelance
Regular monetary receipts
- earningsMoney gained from work
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- sustenanceMeans of living
- supportTo uphold or sustain
provision · maintenance · survival · necessities · resources · welfare · security · wage
Protected employment status
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
long-term · established · retention · permanent position · seniority · vesting
profession
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- advancementForward movement or promotion
promotion · specialization · expertise · qualification · tenure · achievement · mentorship · networking · leadership · management
workforce
All available workers
paycheck · hiring · recruitment · interview · full-time · part-time · shift · telecommuting · freelance · gig
income
Regular monetary receipts
- earningsMoney gained from work
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- sustenanceMeans of living
support · provision · maintenance · survival · necessities · resources · welfare · security · wage · salary
tenure
Protected employment status
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
dependability · long-term · established · retention · permanent position · seniority · vesting
jobholdingunemployment
Being without paid work
joblessness · unemployed · out of work · laid off · redundancy
jobholdingjob-hopping
Frequently switching employers
freelancing · gig work · temping · contract work · career transition
jobholdingretirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
idleness · leisure · not working · jobseeking · job hunting
job, jobs, jobbed, jobbing, jobber, jobbers, jobless, joblessness, hold