simple past tense and past participle of employ
"The company employed several new engineers last year to expand its research division, and they have since been employed in various projects across different departments."
In plain English: To be employed means to have a job where you work for someone else and get paid.
"My grandfather was employed by the city for thirty years."
Usage: Use "employed" to describe someone who was hired for work or currently has a job. It serves as both the simple past tense and the past participle when paired with auxiliary verbs like "was" or "has.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
"most of our graduates are employed"
In a job; working.
"She was employed as a graphic designer at the local marketing firm until she decided to start her own business."
In plain English: Employed means having a job and getting paid to do work for someone else.
"The unemployed worker is actually employed by a new local company."
Usage: Use employed as an adjective to describe someone who currently has a job or is actively working, rather than using it to mean hired by a specific person. Do not confuse this state of being with the past tense of the verb employ, which means to utilize something.
Derived from Old French emplyer, employed originally meant to fill up or occupy space. It entered English in the 14th century with this literal sense before evolving to mean being engaged in work.