Regarding tech jobs, inbound recruiter contacts at flat at nearly nothing, we’ll over 80% of the people I know who were laid off are still looking,

Regarding tech jobs, inbound recruiter contacts at flat at nearly nothing, we’ll over 80% of the people I know who were laid off are still looking, and competition remains brutal for the openings that exist. I'm seeing this too. However this doesn't seem like it's incompatible with the linked article's claim, although it's heavily dependent on an individual's definition of a recession being "over." I think economists would tell us that a recession is over when recovery begins. By that definition, yeah, the recession is over. In more casual usage I think we would refer to a recession being over when recovery (to some perceived "normal") is complete. By that definition, hell no, it's not over. Things will be tight for a while. If you want some more anecdotal hope, though, all the recruiters I've talked to have agreed that things seem to be improving.