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Employers are taking longer to hire workers than a couple of years ago. That's meant prolonged searches for some people looking for a job.

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  • Many say finding a job is difficult, even though unemployment and layoffs are low in the US.
  • The job market is in a "holding pattern," an economist told Business Insider.
  • To break out of it, employers will need to feel more confident the economy can dodge a recession.

Lynne Vargas calls it ghost hiring.

Tags
Careers, Careers, job-search, Unemployment
Source
Why is it so hard to find a job right now despite low unemployment?