noun
Refers to a person who is employed by someone else. In legal or business contexts, this is the standard term for an employee.
彼はその会社の雇用者だ。
He is an employee of that company.
雇用者数は年々増加している。
The number of employees is increasing year by year.
noun
employer; person who hires
Refers to a person or entity that employs others. In legal or business contexts, this is the standard term for an employer.
雇用者は従業員に給料を支払う義務がある。
The employer has an obligation to pay wages to the employees.
新しい雇用者が求人を出した。
A new employer posted a job opening.
Compound of 雇用 (koyō, 'employment') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The kanji 雇 means 'employ' and 用 means 'use', together forming 'employment'. 者 is a common suffix for 'person'.