Tell HN: In 2021, there were 4.5 jobs per job seeker vs. 2.5 job seekers/job now

jotux · 2026-08-13T19:56:46.000Z 1786651006

This is an exceptionally small amount of data to draw any conclusion from.

ed_balls · 2026-08-13T21:05:29.000Z 1786655129

Any better data source? Only things I found is that job postings are down 30% and number of employees at FAANG is lower than in 2021.

dzonga · 2026-08-14T17:39:05.000Z 1786729145

I also noticed the same thing & asked about it here [0].

seems lately HN hiring has been mostly filled with seekers instead of those hiring.

kypro · 2026-08-14T00:26:59.000Z 1786667219

This surely isn't surprising to anyone though?

Most job posts on HN were tech orientated. You generally shouldn't be hiring technical people in 2026.