More American workers report feeling trapped in their jobs while also looking to make career changes [Video]

As people refresh, reset and reprioritize in the new year, some may be looking to make some big changes at work.

A growing number of American workers report feeling trapped in their jobs. Some are happy with the work but not the pay, while others are looking for more work-life balance after being called back into the office post-pandemic.

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“Employees are feeling overworked, undervalued, underpaid,” said Julie Bauke, chief career happiness officer for the Bauke Group.

But with the job market cooling and looming economic uncertainty, making a change may be rather daunting.

According to a Gallup poll released in December, people are looking for new jobs at the highest rate in nearly a decade, but in a cooler labor market with a low unemployment rate there’s fear those opportunities may not be there.

“The time between jobs for people …