Formal term for a person who is employed by an employer; often used in legal, economic, or statistical contexts.
Laws to protect the rights of employees have been established.
この調査では、被雇用者の平均年収を調べている。
This survey examines the average annual income of employed persons.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving' or 'passive prefix') + 雇用 (koyō, 'employment') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The prefix 被- indicates the subject is the recipient of the action, forming a formal term for an employed person.