noun
Formal term for a person who is employed by an employer; often used in legal, economic, or statistical contexts.
被雇用者の権利を守る法律が整備された。
Laws to protect the rights of employees have been established.
この調査で
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.