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Actually you can for entry level jobs. You also shouldn't just look at unemployment but underemployment. >Overall, 42% of recent college graduates were classif
by 10xDev 4mo ago
Actually you can for entry level jobs. You also shouldn't just look at unemployment but underemployment.
>Overall, 42% of recent college graduates were classified as underemployed, the highest level since 2020.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2026/02/23/unemployment-and-underemployment-rates-among-recent-college-graduates/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2026/02/23/unem...
- zozbot234 4mo agoEntry-level jobs are the easiest to get rid of in any layoffs. This doesn't look like anything genuinely new.
- galangalalgol 4mo agoHaven't swe layoffs usually targeted more experienced devs?
- gregorygoc 4mo agoNo
- fragmede 4mo agoYes they have. They cost more. Why keep the senior curmudgeon employee around when the Jr who costs half as much is deemed sufficiently competent? And the Jr isn't going to quit in solidarity either, they're just happy to have not gotten cut.
- gregorygoc 4mo agoJunior employees are not sufficiently competent.
- fzeroracer 4mo agoCompetency doesn't matter for corporations.
- chadgpt3 4mo agoCompetency isn't the layoff criterion, cost is