Source: Andrea K. Walker, Baltimore Sun ( Free Registration )

Retailers are cutting back on hiring sales clerks, stockroom employees and other temporary workers for the holidays - an indication that they expect another dour year-end shopping season.

And that means the Marylanders accustomed to getting a holiday job are going to find one of the most competitive job markets in recent years. The average manager will hire 16 percent fewer workers this holiday season, according to a nationwide survey by SnagAJob.com, a job search site for hourly workers; other employment surveys offer similar forecasts.

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