having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"[ant: unemployed ]

put to use

adjective

idle , inactive , unemployed , unengaged , unoccupied

adjective

active , at it , at work , busy , engaged , hired , in a job , in collar , in harness , inked , in place , laboring , occupied , on board , on duty * , on the job , on the payroll , operating , plugging away , selected , signed , jobholding , retained , working