I think the markets aren't amazing right now, but that shouldn't deter you. Getting a job is not really a numbers game in a good market but right now it seems more competitive than typically. The more quality applications you're submitting the more you'll weed out those "We'll pay you under market to start but you'll get to work your way up!" kind of offers. How many are you applying to each week?
Also if you find an interesting startup (that's not too big yet) see if you can find the founders' emails and email them directly in detail about why you want to join and what you bring. Then negotiate/bring remote into those early conversations once they see you bring value to the table.