According to a Gallup survey released this week, only 28% of U.S. workers rated the fourth quarter of 2025 as a good time to seek a quality job — less than half the 70% who said the same in mid-2022. Gallup described the 42-point swing as the steepest erosion in job market confidence it has measured over the past four years. The survey of 22,368 full- and part-time workers was conducted Oct. 30 through Nov. 13, 2025, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus one percentage point. The survey also ...