job center
Unemployment services building
A job center is a government office where unemployed people can search for work, receive career counseling, and access employment services.
In the UK, Jobcentre Plus handles unemployment benefits alongside job placement.
The American equivalent is typically called an unemployment office or workforce development center.
She visited the job center every week to check new listings.
Being without paid work
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- joblessLacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
- doleState benefit payments
redundancy · welfare · subsidy · allowance · entitlement · means-tested · signing on · income support
Paid occupation status
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
placement · referrals · appointments · registration · eligibility · consultations · advisors · caseworkers
Place for making or learning
- skillsLearned competencies
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
- certificationAttestation of qualification
retraining · coursework · internship · education · development · interview prep · resume writing · career coaching
All available workers
- employersThose who hire staff
- hiringGiving someone work
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- industriesOrganized commercial production sectors
sectors · labor market · opportunities · openings · part-time · full-time · temporary · seasonal
unemployment
Being without paid work
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- joblessLacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
dole · redundancy · welfare · subsidy · allowance · entitlement · means-tested · signing on · income support · hardship
employment
Paid occupation status
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
resumes · placement · referrals · appointments · registration · eligibility · consultations · advisors · caseworkers · counseling
workshop
Place for making or learning
- skillsLearned competencies
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
certification · retraining · coursework · internship · education · development · interview prep · resume writing · career coaching · upskilling
workforce
All available workers
industries · sectors · labor market · opportunities · openings · part-time · full-time · temporary · seasonal · entry-level
- job searchrecruiters, career fairs, resume, Glassdoor, cover letter
- community facilitiespublic library, fire station, police station, post office, public school
- public facilitiespark, public park, fire station, police station, library
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- Labor Agencieslabor board, labor council, labor court, NLRB, EEOC
- Veterans ServicesVA hospital, VA clinic, veterans hospital, veterans home, VFW
job centeremployer
One who employs others
workplace · worksite · office · factory · company headquarters
job centerstaffing agency
Business matching workers to jobs
staffing firm · recruitment agency · temp agency · headhunter · employment agency