employ
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/
verb
employverb
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/нанимать (на работу)
to give someone a job and pay them for their work
  • The factory employs over 500 workers.
  • She was employed as a translator for the company.
From the text...30,000 people were employed by the big film studios in Hollywood.