I don’t think things are getting worse but not improving all that well either and I would cite commercial real-estate as proof of that. For sure if employment were musical chairs, there are fewer chairs to go around and for those without, if they are not trying to build their own chair, their outlook is probably pretty bleak.
If you cannot easily see that things are improving they are getting worse. Rust and decay can proceed unnoticed for a time before they become obvious.