Americans Are Struggling to Find New Jobs as Market Changes [Video]

The job market is becoming more precarious for job seekers, as more than a third say they’re applying to more jobs than ever but hearing back less, according to new research from LinkedIn.

One in five job seekers who were searching for a job last year are still looking in 2025, and 26 percent said the job market was so challenging they don’t plan to job hunt at all this year.

Why It Matters

After the pandemic happened and remote work surged in popularity, many economists felt the job market had transitioned to an employee market, giving workers more power than they had wielded in the past.

What To Know

The recent LinkedIn research revealed job searchers were facing increasing challenges.

While over a third of job seekers said they’re applying to more …