It's the perfect time to find a new job — but don't wait because the window will close this year

• The US added 517,000 jobs in January, even as some companies are laying off workers.
• It's still a good time to apply and get a job according to labor market data, survey results, and experts.
• One person who was laid off told Insider she quickly found work thanks to a LinkedIn post she wrote.

Kayla Lazenby was feeling panicked after finding out before Thanksgiving that she was laid off from her job at an edtech company.

She knew that her family needed her income to help pay bills, and she was having to say goodbye to a company for which she thought she'd work for a while.