job market
Americannoun
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the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
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the aggregate of those persons seeking employment.
Thousands of June graduates entered the job market.
Example Sentences
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An uneven job market and economic uncertainty are making buyers nervous about going through with a big purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Yet the job market that fresh graduates enter is no longer as rosy as it once was, with high youth unemployment a significant concern.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Canada’s job market surged in May, adding 87,800 jobs and pulling the unemployment rate to 6.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“The job market is stabilizing,” Chen told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“You know the great thing about the job market right now?” she tells my sister and me.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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