On average, it now takes people about six months to find a job, roughly a month longer than it did during the post-pandemic hiring boom in early 2023, according to the Labor Department.

Job openings have been steadily declining over the past few years, indicating a weakening labor market: https://t.co/0hdx1dLviB

— Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) January 17, 2025

"'Really Hard to Find a Job': 1.7 Million Job Seekers Have Been Looking for Work for at Least 6 Months," Sherin Shibu, Entrepreneur, Edited by Melissa Malamut, January 6, 2025.