job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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Hastings’s comments come as AI has upended the job market for computer science graduates early in their careers. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 Fed watchers will be looking for clues in his language about whether officials see inflation or weakness in the job market as the bigger threat. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 But in a bleak youth job market, there’s a growing recognition that crossing the graduation stage is not always enough to put young people on a path to gainful employment. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Americans are down on the job market. Emily Guskin, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 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 30 Apr. 2026.

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