The job market is so bad, workers now think they have worse odds of finding a role than during the pandemic

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Job prospects during the pandemic were grim. After all, companies shuttered their windows, business went online, and recessionary forces put most hiring on ice. Of course, most job hunters at the time felt as though the job market was frozen solid.

But now, job hunters across the country actually feel worse than they did during the peak of the pandemic.