job center

noun

An agency, often a government agency, that tries to find a job for working-age people.

Meanings

nounjob center (plural job centers)

plural job centers · alternative job centre

  1. USbusinessAn agency, often a government agency, that tries to find a job for working-age people.

Translations

Bulgarian бюро по труда
  • бюро по труда (bjuro po truda)agency
Chinese Mandarin 職業介紹所 /职业介绍所
  • 職業介紹所 /职业介绍所 (zhíyè jièshàosuǒ)agency
Finnish työvoimatoimisto
  • työvoimatoimistoagency
German Arbeitsamt, Jobcenter
  • Arbeitsamtagency
  • Jobcenteragency
  • Arbeitsmarktserviceagency
Irish jabionad
  • jabionadagency
Polish pośredniak, urząd pracy
  • pośredniakagency
  • urząd pracyagency
Spanish oficina de empleo
  • oficina de empleoagency
Swedish arbetsförmedling
  • arbetsförmedlingagency
Turkish iş ve işçi bulma kurumu
  • iş ve işçi bulma kurumuagency
Cite this entry
APA

job center. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20center

MLA

“job center.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20center. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “job center,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20center.

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