job market

noun

1. the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.

2. the aggregate of those persons seeking employment.

   Thousands of June graduates entered the job market.

Example Sentences

Some people take a more charitable view of the job market.

From Slate

It’s overloading outdated applicant tracking systems—aging software designed to sort, rank, and track job applicants online—with a firehose of generative slop, polluting the job market with A.I.-written résumés, and creating so much noise that quality signal gets lost in the static.

From Slate

A.I.-generated Alt-me might have better luck in this job market than real me.

From Slate

The Indian media report was picked up widely in China, stoking concern - and even fears - amongst the public over whether benefits extended to foreigners would increase competition in a sluggish job market - and in a country that has traditionally not been a major immigration destination for foreign professionals.

From BBC

Going into next year’s midterms, they may have to face more angry constituents who are losing their health care amid a shrinking job market.

From Salon