Tell HN: In 2021, there were 4.5 jobs per job seeker vs. 2.5 job seekers/job now 2 days ago based on https://www.hnhiringtrends.com/ (11x shift) 4 comments ed_balls Reply Add to library jotux 2 days ago This is an exceptionally small amount of data to draw any conclusion from. ed_balls 2 days ago 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 16 hours ago 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.[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279790 kypro 1 day ago 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.
jotux 2 days ago This is an exceptionally small amount of data to draw any conclusion from. ed_balls 2 days ago 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.
ed_balls 2 days ago 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 16 hours ago 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.[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279790
kypro 1 day ago 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.
This is an exceptionally small amount of data to draw any conclusion from.
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.
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.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279790
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.