'employment-focused' originates from the combination of 'employment' and 'focused', where 'employment' comes from the Old French 'emploi' meaning 'use, application' and 'focused' from the Latin 'focus' meaning 'hearth, fireplace'.

'employment' evolved from the Old French 'emploi' and 'focused' from the Latin 'focus', eventually forming the modern English term 'employment-focused'.

Initially, 'employment' meant 'use or application', but over time it evolved to mean 'the condition of having paid work', and 'focused' retained its meaning of 'concentrated'.