The quits rate (resignation and quitting) is extremely high historically: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSQUR https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSQUR T

The quits rate (resignation and quitting) is extremely high historically: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSQUR https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSQUR The graph you were showing is about layoffs, involuntarily losing your job. I am not sure what the numbers would be like for typical HN visitors/tech workers though.