(dated, UK) An employment agency, a job centre.
Against her father’s wishes, at the age of 18 Elizabeth registered at a labour exchange and undertook a vehicle maintenance course at Aldershot, Hampshire, learning how to strip an engine.
“The Ministry of Labour and Social Security invites applications from suitably qualified professionals to fill the following position:- Data Entry Clerk (MIS/IT 1) in the Labour Exchange Unit, St. Ann Regional Office. Learn more and apply at the link 🔗 bit.ly/49fv8VD”
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