---
title: "Get employment history for an employee"
method: GET
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/employment_history"
tags: ["Employee Employments"]
---

# Get employment history for an employee

`GET /v1/employees/{employee_id}/employment_history`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com`
- URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees/{employee_id}/employment_history`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve the employment history for a given employee, which includes termination and rehire.

scope: `employments:read`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Response `200`

successful

- object[]
  - `hire_date` string: The employee's start day of work for an employment.
  - `termination_date` string, nullable: The employee's last day of work for an employment.
  - `file_new_hire_report` boolean: The boolean flag indicating whether Gusto will file a new hire report for the employee.
  - `two_percent_shareholder` boolean: Whether the employee is a two percent shareholder of the company. This field only applies to companies with an S-Corp entity type.
  - `employment_status` 'part_time' | 'full_time' | 'part_time_eligible' | 'variable' | 'seasonal - not_set': The employee's employment status. Supplying an invalid option will set the employment_status to *not_set*.

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.

---

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