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'Low-hire, low-fire': The U.S. job market is stagnant right now, economists say

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The U.S. job market is seeing a low rate of layoffs but also a slow pace of hiring among employers.

This means while employers are holding on to workers, job seekers are having a tough time.

It's a "low-hire, low-fire environment," Bank of America economists wrote in a research note.

The current lack of dynamism in the job market represents whiplash for many workers.