job market
/ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "America’s job market continues to expand despite elevated interest rates maintained by the Federal Reserve (Fed)."
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɒb ˌmɑːkɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
job markets (plural)
jobs market (alternative)