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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 2020-01 with 551 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 | 551 |
| 2020-02 | 349 |
| 2020-03 | 360 |
| 2020-04 | 261 |
| 2020-05 | 294 |
| 2020-06 | 276 |
| 2020-07 | 277 |
| 2020-08 | 349 |
| 2020-09 | 325 |
| 2020-10 | 352 |
| 2020-11 | 340 |
| 2020-12 | 332 |
| 2021-01 | 353 |
| 2021-02 | 485 |
| 2021-03 | 441 |
| 2021-04 | 454 |
| 2021-05 | 453 |
| 2021-06 | 501 |
| 2021-07 | 470 |
| 2021-08 | 410 |
| 2021-09 | 427 |
| 2021-10 | 341 |
| 2021-11 | 471 |
| 2021-12 | 325 |
| 2022-01 | 270 |
| 2022-02 | 373 |
| 2022-03 | 327 |
| 2022-04 | 322 |
| 2022-05 | 360 |
| 2022-06 | 308 |
| 2022-07 | 212 |
| 2022-08 | 281 |
| 2022-09 | 225 |
| 2022-10 | 194 |
| 2022-11 | 231 |
| 2022-12 | 202 |
| 2023-01 | 157 |
| 2023-02 | 189 |
| 2023-03 | 180 |
| 2023-04 | 151 |
| 2023-05 | 141 |
| 2023-06 | 131 |
| 2023-07 | 142 |
| 2023-08 | 155 |
| 2023-09 | 130 |
| 2023-10 | 150 |
| 2023-11 | 166 |
| 2023-12 | 134 |
| 2024-01 | 114 |
| 2024-02 | 168 |
| 2024-03 | 145 |
| 2024-04 | 136 |
| 2024-05 | 203 |
| 2024-06 | 163 |
| 2024-07 | 176 |
| 2024-08 | 162 |
| 2024-09 | 136 |
| 2024-10 | 166 |
| 2024-11 | 161 |
| 2024-12 | 153 |
| 2025-01 | 121 |
| 2025-02 | 200 |
| 2025-03 | 176 |
| 2025-04 | 132 |
| 2025-05 | 152 |
| 2025-06 | 154 |
| 2025-07 | 154 |
| 2025-08 | 137 |
| 2025-09 | 131 |
| 2025-10 | 169 |
| 2025-11 | 198 |
| 2025-12 | 169 |
| 2026-01 | 112 |
| 2026-02 | 224 |
| 2026-03 | 130 |