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Poll: Americans More Optimistic About Jobs

Job Seekers Look For Work At Career Fair In Detroit
Joshua Lott—Getty Images A woman seeking employment fills out an application at a job fair at the Matrix Center April 23, 2014 in Detroit, Mich.

30% say now is a good time to find a job, up from 8% in 2010

More Americans are optimistic about the job market this month than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new poll, with 30% saying now is a good time to find a quality job.

That marks a significant improvement from the 8% who said they were optimistic about the job market in 2010, but it’s still a drop from the pre-2008 highs of almost 50%. And even though almost a third of Americans are optimistic, two-thirds still say the job market is lackluster; 66% of Americans say it’s not a good time to hunt for employment.

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