job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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About half, or 51%, of employers rated the job market for this year’s college seniors as poor or fair, the highest share since 2020-21. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025 These cities combine lower housing costs and cost-of-living indices but do not always offer the larger job market and amenities found in bigger metros like Pittsburgh. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025 But the central bank has done so because of a weakening job market despite inflation being above its 2% target, and there are concerns that rate cuts of the size Trump wants could fuel more inflation. Josh Boak, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025 That’s a problem for the Federal Reserve, which must decide next month whether the job market is declining fast enough to cut interest rates. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.

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