They are actually going down because of inflation and the lack of a full compensation for that. You get the same money but it's worth less. As for unemployment

They are actually going down because of inflation and the lack of a full compensation for that. You get the same money but it's worth less. As for unemployment figures; apparently they are very low right now. Which suggests companies actually need to offer more to be able to fill open vacancies. A few tens of thousands highly employable people leaving the fang companies is not going to change that.