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Low hiring fuels job seekers’ anxiety despite low unemployment

MarketWatch reports that job seekers in the current low-hiring environment are increasingly worried about their prospects, describing a sense of ongoing day-to-day dread.

The outlet notes that Americans view finding employment as harder than it was a few years ago, even as the unemployment rate remains historically low.

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