job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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The report comes as employers across the country continue to report difficulty finding qualified workers, making the timing of its release, right in the heart of graduation season, particularly pointed for the millions of new graduates entering the job market this spring. Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026 The gap between young and older Americans’ views of the job market now is greater than in any other country among the 141 surveyed, according to the Gallup World Poll. Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Early this year many Fed policymakers were worried the job market was stalling and leaned toward rate cuts. Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026 Despite strong earning potential and an expanding job market, the proportion of men in the nursing workforce has largely remained stagnant in the past few years. Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 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 14 May. 2026.

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