AI didn't cause the tech jobs bust, but it explains why there's no recovery
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October 25, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
verdverm
I've seen multiple other sources that report software jobs are on the rise again. One example: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/11/ai-software-developer-jobs.h... A different story being told is that the industry over hired during COVID and lockdowns, then over corrected with Ai, and now we are returning to normal levels.
silverFork
More detailed data by company. Ai is most likely the cause. Saying that that layoffs started before does not prove that it is not continuing because of Ai. https://layoffs.fyi/ai-layoffs/
techiferous
Strange that this page has weird distracting "gnats" flying around in the background. A key rule as a communicator is: never compete for attention with yourself! If you want people to read your words, why add distracting gnats?
lokar
The “tech sector” is not one thing. “Developer” is not a single kind of job. Groupings like this are not very useful.
glimshe
The tech sector is one of booms and busts. Humans tend to extrapolate the present into the future but often these extrapolations are wrong due to unforeseen factors. I was around in the dotcom bust and many people thought the profession was done and "that time was different".