Having A Job
Being Employed
noun
To have employment just means having a job. Wow, congrats on being employed!
有職 is a formal word for saying that someone has a steady job, as opposed to 無職 (unemployed). You'll often see it in official writing like surveys or articles.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
私がインターネットで出会った男性は、三十代で有職ですが、バツイチ子持ちです。
The man I met on the internet is in his thirties and has a job, but he is divorced and also has a kid.
日本語では、「無職」という言葉を使って「私は無職です」とは言うけど、「有職」という言葉を使って「私は有職です」とは言わないんだよね。
In Japanese, we use the word "mushoku" to say "I am unemployed," but we don't use the word "yūshoku" to say "I am employed."
相手が有職であることって、結婚するのにそんなに大事な条件でしょうか？
Is it really such an important condition for marriage that your potential spouse be employed?