Job market - English Vocabulary

Meaning 1：job market (Job market)

Job market 🔊

/ˈdʒɑb ˈmɑrkɪt/

The environment where jobs are available and people look for work, like a marketplace for employment opportunities.

A busy career fair with people in professional attire, exchanging resumes and smiling during interviews.

job market 🔊

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/ˈdʒɑb ˈmɑrkɪt/

The job market refers to the supply and demand for labor, where employers seek workers and individuals seek employment.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'job' (piece of work) and 'market' (place of trade).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a marketplace where people trade their skills and time for money and positions.

📖 Example

After graduation, she explored the job market to find a role in environmental science. 🔊 After graduation, she explored the job market to find a role in environmental science.

🔗 Collocations

tight job market – a job market with few available positions and many applicants

online job market – employment opportunities posted on the internet

competitive job market – a market where many candidates vie for limited jobs

🔄 Synonyms

labor market (n.) – the supply of available workers in relation to available work

employment landscape (n.) – the overall state and trends of job availability

📖 Cultural Story

The term 'job market' emerged in the 20th century to describe the economic system of employment supply and demand, widely used in economic reports and career discussions.