job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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The comments section morphed into a support group of sorts—full of people venting their frustrations about job market expectations. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Despite questions around economic uncertainty in the wake of Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. job market was relatively strong in May, according to a monthly report from the Labor Department. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 This probably won’t be your first trash job market. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 June 2025 Trump’s aggressive and unpredictable policies — especially his sweeping taxes on imports — have muddied the outlook for the economy and the job market and raised fears that the American economy could be headed toward recession. Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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