job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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Theoretically, if the job market is strong enough to push up wages faster than the inflation rate, workers should be OK. Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters' feelings about the economy. Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Yet even excluding those effects, the report brought some warning signs for the job market. Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 Signs of a slowdown in the job market, however, have emerged. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for job market 

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“Job market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/job%20market. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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