State employment (9)
I believe the answer is:
situation
This clue is a double definition.
'state' is the first definition.
(situation is a kind of state)
'employment' is the second definition.
(situation is a kind of employment)
(Other definitions for situation that I've seen before include "State of affairs -- job" , "Place" , "Position" , "Placement" , "The general state of things" .)