Walgreens hiring Freeze whats up with this?

I currently work at walmart been there for over a year and hate it. its not the dirty customers or the pay I can deal with that stuff, but the managers that run the store are assholes, they show too much favortism, and let people they like get away with everything, leaving early when they feel like it, taking marathon breaks, or even just buying a soda or some water on the clock, stuff that good workers like me would get pulled into the office in a heartbeat, so I said I have to get out of there, I filled out a app at both Walgreens stores near where I live for their photolab positions, cause Im going to school for photography and i heard its a nice place to work, I filled out the apps about 2 months or so back and I recently called both stores to check on the status of my app but all they said were "I'm not hiring right now" now something about a hiring freeze since last year ..someone please explain this to me and tell me it wont last cause I cant take another day at Walmart but dont wanna quit before finding another job.