The condition in which a resource (especially labor) is actively engaged in a productive activity usually in exchange for an explicit factor payment (such as wage or salary). This general condition fo [..]

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" put to use (employ) use: put into service; [..]

People 16 years and older who have jobs.

(adj) having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary(adj) put to use

people work for pay or own their own business at any time during the week, which includes the twelfth day of the month or if they work as unpaid workers for fifteen hours or more in a family-owned business.  Persons who were temporarily absent from their jobs due to vacation, illness, bad weather, strike, or personal reasons are also counted as emp [..]

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week that includes the 12th of the month),

Self-employed or working for salary or wages.

status for the American Community Survey for greater detail.

Employed persons comprise (1) all civilians who, during the survey week, do any work at all as paid employees or in their own business or profession, or on their own farm, or who work 15 hours or more as unpaid workers on a farm in a business operated by a member of the family; and (2) all those who have jobs but who are not working because of illn [..]

All persons who, at any time during the reference week worked at least one hour for pay, profit or family gain (as an employer, employee, own-account worker or unpaid family worker). They are also con [..]

In a job; working. Used; in use.