employment bureaux

employment agency

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

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism

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employment agency
 
—n
a private firm whose business is placing people in jobs

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