job bank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of job bank
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Renee Ward, who runs a nationwide job bank called Seniors4Hire, said her organization has seen an uptick in people trying to come out of retirement or retirees needing to supplement their income.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022
It was also part clubhouse, part job bank, part support group.
From New York Times • May 20, 2011
Palguta asked, referring to the massive Internet job bank for federal work.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2010
Still, governments maintain that they cannot do the whole job; bank managers themselves must tighten up their operations.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Labor Department also should set up the long-discussed computerized "job bank" that would list employment opportunities throughout the nation, and subsidize needy workers who want to move to take distant jobs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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