job seeker
Americannoun
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Sluggish hiring has meant extended searches for people out of work, and there are far fewer job openings per job seeker than earlier in the decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
More importantly, how can you, as a job seeker, use this moment to your advantage?
From Salon • May 4, 2025
Lower inflation is "encouraging" but it isn't necessarily low enough, she said, especially with labor markets still strong -- unemployment is 3.8% and there are still 1.5 jobs for every job seeker.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023
As a job seeker afterward, he battled the stigma of a criminal record — an obstacle he is trying to help others overcome.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
Garfield’s assassination by a disgruntled job seeker spurred the public into demanding an end to the spoils system of hiring government employees.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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