job market
noun[C,usually singular]
ukusECONOMICS,HR
thenumberofjobsthat areavailablein aparticularplaceor for aparticulartypeofwork:
a competitive/tough job marketIt is hard for low-skilledworkerstoearntheirway out ofpovertyin atoughjobmarketthatfavorsskilledandeducatedworkers.
abooming/healthy/strongjobmarket
About 25,000peopleenterthejobmarketeachmonth.
thegraduatejobmarket
See also
labour market