job market

noun

1. the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
2. the aggregate of those persons seeking employment:

   Thousands of June graduates entered the job market.

Example Sentences

That message struck a chord with other young people in the city of 12.6 million people, at a time when many in China complain of burnout from an overly-competitive job market.

From BBC

All of this is in spite of the American economy being literally "the envy of the world" with a robust job market that hasn't been seen since the 1960s, roaring markets, high consumer spending on durable goods and travel and what would normally be considered a very reasonable inflation rate.

From Salon

Central bank policymakers said they were equally focused on keeping prices stable and the job market healthy, echoing language used in their last meeting.

From BBC

Surely, the people would start to see that inflation had abated, the job market was great and that interest rates were coming down, right?

From Salon

The latest GDP increase was again powered by durable consumer spending as U.S. households have benefited from a solid job market, declining inflation and booming stock market.

From Los Angeles Times