(in the UK) a government office in a town displaying information and giving advice about available jobs and being involved in the administration of benefits to unemployed people.
Example sentencesExamples
- A fireman was shot as he tried to douse a blazing jobcentre and a police dog handler survived a bullet ricocheting inside his vehicle.
- The coalition was welcomed by Gary Sykes, office manager for jobcentre plus in Bradford.
- The refugees reach the project either by word of mouth or by referrals from jobcentres or groups set up to help asylum seekers.
- I think the idea is to combine jobcentres and benefit offices.
- Staff at jobcentres have been ordered to take down Christmas decorations, which are also barred at Red Cross shops.