Word family noun employee employer employment ≠ unemployment unemployed employ adjective employed ≠ unemployed employable ≠ unemployable verb employ
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishemployableem‧ploy‧a‧ble /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/ adjective BEhaving skills or qualities that are necessary to get a job The training scheme aims to make people more employable.Examples from the Corpus
employable• And young people need to be educated in new ways to be employable.• The course is recognized for producing graduates who are immediately employable and who can play leading roles in the development of computing.• The traditional, massive unemployment of employable disabled people is far worse than it has ever been.• Perhaps I was not at first sight the most employable of people.• I don't think she's otherwise employable, poor girl.• She's highly employable, so she shouldn't have any trouble finding work.From Longman Business Dictionaryemployableem‧ploy‧a‧ble /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/ adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES suitable to be employedUniversities should be providing skills to make their students more employable. —employability noun [uncountable]Employers have a responsibility to maintain employability through continuous training. 