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0 pointsoperatingthetan28d ago0 comments

They generalized "the market." I know a lot of out of work SWEs right now.

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ej8828d ago

is there any data about the overall job market on whether it's been good or bad? genuinely curious the most recent data point shows a rebound https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-glo...

and fwiw i dont know any swes struggling to find work personally

swe is so broad and in bubbles its hard to get an objective analysis

Swizec28d ago

Software development jobs are up 10%. Jobs in general are down 6%

dk899628d ago

I collect data from "Who wants to be hired" threads. This month is one of the highest in years.

yesb28d ago

You'd think "past year" would include a full 12 months. This person has chosen a ~10 month period to hide the large drop off in early 2025 as you can see here: https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-glo...

jibe28d ago

Job openings are down, but total jobs are up.

yesb28d ago

Their graph shows a rebound to early-mid 2024 levels which is promising but still a relatively bad job market

ej8828d ago

i guess it depends on what you define as bad and what that threshold is

this tracker shows continuous improvement since 2023

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