Employs -
In its primary sense, "employs" refers to the hiring of people for wages. Large-scale data often tracks this to measure economic health and industry growth:
: Globally, the fashion and textile manufacturing industry employs over 60 million workers , with 27,000 of those located in Australia . employs
: The U.S. energy industry employs approximately 8 million people , spanning sectors from renewables to traditional power generation. In its primary sense, "employs" refers to the