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Tech Job Counts Over Time
The 2021–2022 period saw an unprecedented tech hiring boom, with HN job postings reaching record highs as companies expanded aggressively post-COVID. The peak was 2021-06 with 977 postings. The tide turned sharply in 2023: mass layoffs at Meta, Amazon, Google, and others triggered a significant hiring contraction that persisted into 2024. Meanwhile, the AI boom created a bifurcated market — strong demand for ML engineers and AI product roles, while generalist roles remained suppressed. The data below spans all 75 months tracked.
Monthly Job Postings (HN)
| Month | Total Job Postings |
|---|---|
| 2020-01 | 584 |
| 2020-02 | 587 |
| 2020-03 | 651 |
| 2020-04 | 460 |
| 2020-05 | 508 |
| 2020-06 | 508 |
| 2020-07 | 542 |
| 2020-08 | 646 |
| 2020-09 | 605 |
| 2020-10 | 714 |
| 2020-11 | 697 |
| 2020-12 | 695 |
| 2021-01 | 708 |
| 2021-02 | 945 |
| 2021-03 | 907 |
| 2021-04 | 879 |
| 2021-05 | 851 |
| 2021-06 | 977 |
| 2021-07 | 889 |
| 2021-08 | 840 |
| 2021-09 | 908 |
| 2021-10 | 779 |
| 2021-11 | 962 |
| 2021-12 | 748 |
| 2022-01 | 662 |
| 2022-02 | 802 |
| 2022-03 | 789 |
| 2022-04 | 745 |
| 2022-05 | 759 |
| 2022-06 | 725 |
| 2022-07 | 524 |
| 2022-08 | 634 |
| 2022-09 | 504 |
| 2022-10 | 457 |
| 2022-11 | 526 |
| 2022-12 | 482 |
| 2023-01 | 368 |
| 2023-02 | 445 |
| 2023-03 | 413 |
| 2023-04 | 362 |
| 2023-05 | 404 |
| 2023-06 | 338 |
| 2023-07 | 322 |
| 2023-08 | 352 |
| 2023-09 | 306 |
| 2023-10 | 337 |
| 2023-11 | 376 |
| 2023-12 | 358 |
| 2024-01 | 293 |
| 2024-02 | 348 |
| 2024-03 | 311 |
| 2024-04 | 302 |
| 2024-05 | 402 |
| 2024-06 | 356 |
| 2024-07 | 395 |
| 2024-08 | 335 |
| 2024-09 | 326 |
| 2024-10 | 340 |
| 2024-11 | 324 |
| 2024-12 | 339 |
| 2025-01 | 289 |
| 2025-02 | 415 |
| 2025-03 | 369 |
| 2025-04 | 318 |
| 2025-05 | 310 |
| 2025-06 | 374 |
| 2025-07 | 342 |
| 2025-08 | 310 |
| 2025-09 | 306 |
| 2025-10 | 356 |
| 2025-11 | 404 |
| 2025-12 | 386 |
| 2026-01 | 274 |
| 2026-02 | 428 |
| 2026-03 | 282 |