job market

noun

: the number of jobs that are available for workers

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The job market has been softening this year, but is still adding jobs, which is not a recessionary characteristic. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Over the last few years, consumers have held up relatively well, even in the face of persistent inflation and high interest rates, because the job market was strong and wage growth had kept up with inflation — at least for some workers. Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025 Set a savings goal Conventional wisdom suggests having at least three months' worth of expenses set aside, though financial experts are increasingly recommending people have closer to six in a shaky economy and job market. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 Inflation is still above the Fed’s 2% target and the job market remains in good shape, so there isn’t a convincing case for the Fed to cut rates. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.

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