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Despite a historically low 4.3% unemployment rate, American jobseekers face the slowest hiring pace in over a decade, stretching searches far beyond typical timelines.

The job market has split into two economies: secure positions for employed workers and a grueling search for those laid off or seeking new roles.

Corporate uncertainty over tariffs, artificial intelligence, interest rates, and immigration is prompting companies to hold off hiring even as the overall economy continues growing.

When Carly Kaprive left a job in Kansas City and moved to Chicago a year ago, she figured it would take three to six months to find a new position. After all, the 32-year-old project manager ha

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