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employment
The carrying out of a professional activity by which one earns a living. The term is a formal expression for work and includes both self-employed and employed activities.
Nach der Elternzeit plant sie, ihre Erwerbstätigkeit wieder aufzunehmen.
After parental leave, she plans to resume her employment.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Erwerb' (earning money), the linking -s, and 'Tätigkeit' (activity). So it literally describes an activity for the purpose of earning money.
Eine geringfügige Erwerbstätigkeit ist oft von Steuern befreit.
Minor employment is often exempt from taxes.
'Erwerbstätigkeit' is a very formal term. You mainly find it in official documents, in statistics, or in administrative language, for example at government offices or in academic texts.
Das statistische Bundesamt erfasst die Zahl der Personen in Erwerbstätigkeit.
The Federal Statistical Office records the number of people in employment.
Common verbs used with 'Erwerbstätigkeit' are 'einer Erwerbstätigkeit nachgehen' (to be engaged in employment), 'eine Erwerbstätigkeit aufnehmen' (to take up employment), or 'die Erwerbstätigkeit ausüben' (to carry out employment).
Viele Studierende gehen neben dem Studium einer Erwerbstätigkeit nach.
Many students are employed alongside their studies.
work
Arbeit and Erwerbstätigkeit can both mean paid professional work. Arbeit is the everyday, more general term; Erwerbstätigkeit is more formal and emphasizes that the activity generates income to support one’s livelihood. Erwerbstätigkeit is often appropriate in official or factual texts.
Im Antrag gibt Paul seine Erwerbstätigkeit als Fahrer an.
Paul lists his employment as a driver on the application.
Paul erzählt seinen Freunden, dass er wieder Arbeit als Fahrer hat.
Paul tells his friends that he has work as a driver again.
