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Bas Steins @bascodes

Job Market Insights From Hacker News Data

Job market stabilizing after Covid-era overhiring & cuts. Preliminary data shows low level but stable employment since mid-2023. More analysis coming soon!

📊 Sneak Preview: Job data

I had a couple of follow-up coffee chats with people I talked to back in 2022. The conversations were very insightful again. 
However, the perception of the current economic situation was surprisingly different for each person I’ve talked to. 
So, I decided to have a look at some data. I started analyzing the job postings on Hacker News and collected other economic data from different sources.

I’m still not done with the analysis, but here are some preliminary findings:

The oft-cited story of overhiring during Covid and the subsequent job cuts is supported by the...