{"id":10811,"date":"2026-07-06T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=10811"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:02:54","slug":"nearly-half-of-working-americans-are-poised-for-a-new-job-search-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=10811","title":{"rendered":"Nearly half of working Americans are poised for a new job search later this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"byline yf-z1ictt\">\n<div class=\"byline-attr yf-z1ictt\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"ticker-list yf-1s5gwqx\">\n<footer class=\"coinbase yf-1s5gwqx\">Many Americans are gearing up for a job hunt.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"body-wrap yf-1c2a6ac\">\n<div class=\"body yf-14ssz7z\" data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"bodyItems-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Nearly half of US workers plan to look for a new position in the next six months, up from 38% in the first half of 2026 and 27% one year ago, according to a\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/robert-half-survey-nearly-half-of-us-professionals-plan-to-look-for-a-new-job-in-the-second-half-of-2026-302799405.html?tc=eml_cleartime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:survey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;survey&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"23\" data-y-link-id=\"1q0e7f51p4i4mx0m4uai\" data-v9y=\"1\">survey<\/a>\u00a0from hiring firm Robert Half out this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Are workers stretching their limbs again after several years of &#8220;job hugging&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/articles\/why-higher-income-americans-fear-170858115.html\">Read on Yahoo Finance<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;This feels like a reset moment on both sides,&#8221; Dawn Fay, operational president of Robert Half, told Yahoo Finance. &#8220;People are taking a step back and asking whether their current role still lines up with where they want to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">This isn&#8217;t a one-sided shift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;There&#8217;s also a market dynamic at play,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Companies are hiring a bit more as business picks up, and some are also realizing AI hasn&#8217;t been quite as productive as they initially expected and need to fill skill gaps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;That bit of activity is giving workers more confidence to explore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Some evidence of that trend: Nearly 6 in 10 human resource executives plan to increase their companies&#8217; hiring over the next six months, according to the latest\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/hr-executives-report-uptick-in-hiring-plans-110000376.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:survey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;survey&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"24\" data-y-link-id=\"1py5y790063pjz04376y\" data-v9y=\"1\">survey<\/a>\u00a0from the Conference Board, the strongest outlook in three years.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jump-link-who-is-preparing-to-make-a-move\" class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\">Who is preparing to make a move?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">More than half of those job switchers are eyeing new positions\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/article\/college-students-are-swapping-coding-for-healthcare-goldman-sachs-145207354.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:in%20the%20healthcare%20field;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;in the healthcare field&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"25\" data-y-link-id=\"0gzsqr81pi2byb1jlis6\" data-v9y=\"1\">in the healthcare field<\/a>, followed by technology and marketing roles, according to the Robert Half report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">And those itching to move on are mostly Gen Zers and millennials. Only 2 in 10 boomers, for instance, expressed interest in changing employers, compared to more than 5 in 10 who are 45 or younger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">The motivation to jump ship: better benefits and perks (47%), career advancement opportunities (43%), remote work options (39%), higher salary (35%), and feeling burned out (26%).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jump-link-the-emerging-bright-spots\" class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\">The emerging bright spots<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Recent data has consistently shown an\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/live\/jobs-report-may-data-labor-market-live-updates-090000760.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:improvement%20in%20the%20labor%20market;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;improvement in the labor market&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"27\" data-y-link-id=\"0qtwj740eb8xds012o1w\" data-v9y=\"1\">improvement in the labor market<\/a>\u00a0since late last year, when there was a dearth of open jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">In May, the economy added 172,000 jobs, the third straight month of job gains above 100,000. A private payrolls report from ADP found that 122,000 private sector jobs were added last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Other dynamics in the shifting labor market are boosting workers&#8217; confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;The labor market has been in a job-hugging phase where employees are staying put not because they&#8217;re satisfied, but because uncertainty makes moving feel risky,&#8221; Ruth Thomas, chief compensation strategist at Payscale, told Yahoo Finance. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing this start to shift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">In white-collar, knowledge-based roles where skills are evolving quickly, external pay is beginning to outpace internal salary progression, according to Thomas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\" data-testid=\"read-more\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">On average, new hires with the right skill set earn 3.6% more than tenured employees, per a new\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/featured-content\/flight-risk-report?utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=all_prs_us-ca_srch-brd-ps_wv_evg&amp;utm_content=dmo_brd_rqf_ps-brand-rad_ta_169369034340_716186191120_&amp;utm_term=pay%20scale_b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwuanRBhBSEiwAY5y6V3zxoH9qDYJRP5YyWCiNgLROn9JZUbE6BVvUtpE-guoJo1n1vztNcRoCgEAQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:Payscale%20report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:5;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Payscale report&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"29\" data-y-link-id=\"1ipoaz61yq633c0qn35q\" data-v9y=\"1\">Payscale report<\/a>\u00a0out this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Pay transparency laws mean job seekers can &#8220;see what similar roles are paying externally, what new hires are making, and where the market is pricing their skills,&#8221; Thomas added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">The top 10 roles with the greatest upside for job seekers are in marketing operations, project management, compliance, quality control, and risk analysis, according to the Payscale data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">And it may pay to think small.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;For job seekers, there&#8217;s real opportunity with small businesses right now,&#8221; Fay said. &#8220;Many smaller teams are focused on closing skill gaps and keeping work moving. That often translates into stepping into a role where you can make an impact quickly, take on a broader range of responsibilities, and grow alongside the business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jump-link-hiring-still-lags-pre-pandemic-levels\" class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\">Hiring still lags pre-pandemic levels<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">While that&#8217;s all good news, not everyone is lauding a new day yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;Overall hiring demand has essentially returned to where it stood in early 2020,&#8221; with Indeed job\u00a0<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/2026\/06\/18\/us-labor-market-snapshot-may-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:postings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:6;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;postings&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"30\" data-y-link-id=\"1gnt9cf0noszt7006sph\" data-v9y=\"1\">postings<\/a>\u00a0roughly even with pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;Job seekers do seem more engaged in their search as we head into the second half of the year, but they&#8217;re entering a labor market with mixed opportunities,&#8221; said Cory Stahle, Indeed&#8217;s senior economist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">&#8220;Healthcare and skilled-work roles have held up well, and we&#8217;re seeing a slight rebound in tech hiring, though overall hiring remains near the lowest levels we&#8217;ve seen since 2013.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg yf-18d6y07\">Thomas agreed: &#8220;It&#8217;s still a cautious market. Hiring timelines are longer, competition for roles is real, and employers hold more leverage than they did even two or three years ago. But the market isn&#8217;t completely frozen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline-attr-logo yf-z1ictt\"><a class=\"primary-link fin-size-small yf-119g04z\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/author\/kerry-hannon\" target=\"_self\" data-ylk=\"elm:author;elmt:link;itc:0;source:content-canvas%20default;slk:Kerry%20Hannon;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;author&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kerry Hannon&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-y-link-id=\"1guk0eq1tjzr4w1nbe77\" data-v9y=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"byline-attr-logo-img yf-z1ictt\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/428B3E8E1F8EF553F567BC48187454731BAC6E7EB8DEEABBDCDCB34048F6B237\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w80_h80;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fimage_uri=https%253A%252F%252Fo.aolcdn.com%252Fimages%252Fdims%253Fimage_uri%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fo.aolcdn.com%25252Fimages%25252Fdims%25253Fimage_uri%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fo.aolcdn.com%2525252Fimages%2525252Fdims%2525253Fimage_uri%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fs.yimg.com%252525252Fos%252525252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252525252F2023-07%252525252F41712030-1c23-11ee-bcf7-7d286db2677e%25252526compress%2525253D1%25252526progressive%2525253D1%25252526quality%2525253D75%25252526client%2525253Dhawkeye%25252526signature%2525253D1de715733bdefcb02d735079f8145447d5b31ff0%252526compress%25253D1%252526progressive%25253D1%252526quality%25253D75%252526client%25253Dhawkeye%252526signature%25253D850fb3720e7261df724b58ed79f7f65a79a681be%2526compress%253D1%2526progressive%253D1%2526quality%253D75%2526client%253Dhawkeye%2526signature%253D4f2b35afece555fd336b1d5801a4fe34b86903bf&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=a5075ca77bffbb522c38a04e6704e3941da848c2\" alt=\"Kerry Hannon\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline-attr-author yf-z1ictt\"><a class=\"primary-link fin-size-large noUnderline yf-119g04z\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/author\/kerry-hannon\" target=\"_self\" data-ylk=\"elm:author;elmt:link;itc:0;source:content-canvas%20default;slk:Kerry%20Hannon;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;author&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kerry Hannon&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"13\" data-y-link-id=\"1yazsl11idhl770mo543\" data-v9y=\"1\">Kerry Hannon<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"byline-attr-meta-separator yf-z1ictt\" data-svelte-h=\"svelte-1yy7aps\">\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0Senior Columnist<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-attr-time-style\"><em>Kerry Hannon is a Senior Columnist at Yahoo Finance. She is a career and retirement strategist and the author of 14 books, including &#8220;<\/em><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/kerry-hannon\/retirement-bites\/9781541705845\/?lens=publicaffairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:Retirement%20Bites;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:7;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Retirement Bites&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"31\" data-y-link-id=\"0h5ov3f1mtwv3i0ffgjx\" data-v9y=\"1\"><em>Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future,<\/em><\/a><em>&#8221; &#8220;<\/em><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?page_id=9253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:In%20Control%20at%2050%2B;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:8;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;In Control at 50+&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"32\" data-y-link-id=\"1grgzr60rw4lmb0300o0\" data-v9y=\"1\"><em>In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work<\/em><\/a><em>,&#8221; and &#8220;Never Too Old to Get Rich.&#8221; Follow her on\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/kerryhannon.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bluesky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:9;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bluesky&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"33\" data-y-link-id=\"03fbxim0uxsost0ucgtj\" data-v9y=\"1\"><em>Bluesky<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KerryHannon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:10;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" data-rapid_p=\"34\" data-y-link-id=\"0pvd8q50icp63d0lvhhy\" data-v9y=\"1\"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em>. 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