What does the noun job agency imply?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun task agency. See 'Meaning & utilize' for meaning, usage, and quotation evidence.

How typical is the noun job company?

Where does the noun job firm originated from?

Earliest known usage

1950s

The earliest recognized use of the noun job company is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for job agency is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.

joaquinite, n. 1909-.

Job, n. 1st Old English-.

task, n. ² 1557-.

task, n. THREE 1560-1771.

job, n. four 1560-.

job, v. 1st a1500-.

task, v. ² 1647-.

task, v. THREE 1666-1843.

task action, n.c1926-.

task company, n. 1952-.

task analysis, n. 1916-.

job analyst, n. 1917-.

jobard, n.c1475-.

jobation, n. 1687-.

task bank, n. 1965-.

jobbed, adj. 1827-.

jobber, n. ONE 1544-.

jobber, n. two a1626-.

jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.

jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.

Meaning & utilize

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Entry history for task firm, n.

Originally released as part of the entry for task, n. two task firm, n. was first published in 2008.

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