job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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For a smaller-market team, moving up to a higher level of the game can bring life-changing money that boosts the local economy, the job market, and a town’s identity. Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Take the latest widespread upbeat spin on the nation’s job market. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 Partly, they are turned off by AI’s upending of the job market. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 18 May 2026 Back in 2019, before the pandemic (and ChatGPT) reshaped the job market for good, college grads also sat at the bottom of the unemployment chart—and the same was true even 20 years ago. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 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 21 May. 2026.

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