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job market UK US noun [C, usually singular]
► ECONOMICS, HR the number of jobs that are available in a particular place or for a particular type of work: a competitive/tough job market »
It is hard for low-skilled workers to earn their way out of poverty in a tough job market that favors skilled and educated workers.
»a booming/healthy/strong job market
»About 25,000 people enter the job market each month.
»the graduate job market
Financial and business terms. 2012.