job market

US/ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/UK/ˈd͡ʒɒb ˌmɑːkɪt//ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkət/

noun

A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

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labor market
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Meanings

nounjob market (countable and uncountable, plural job markets)

plural job markets · alternative jobs market

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

    America’s job market continues to expand despite elevated interest rates maintained by the Federal Reserve (Fed).

    2024 February 5, “The effect of the job market on the economy”, in U.S. Wealth Management – U.S. Bank
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    The job market remains one of the U.S. economy's main engines, with the nation's unemployment rate near a 50-year low and wages finally pulling ahead of inflation.

    2024 February 1, Aimee Picchi, “The job market is strong. So why did layoffs double in January?”, in CBS News

    Synonyms: labor market

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

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labor market
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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