job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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The job market has been stuck in a low-hire, low-fire environment with very little churn. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 To get a handle on the job market, my trusty spreadsheet peeked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ first-quarter Employment Cost Index. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Bleak job prospects The currently bleak job market is another factor that weighs heavily on teens’ minds these days. Staff Author, Parents, 7 June 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 Jun. 2026.

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