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Learn To Code? Visualizing The Decline Of American Software Developer Jobs
Learn To Code? Visualizing The Decline Of American Software Developer Jobs
The surge in tech hiring in the U.S. in 2021 and 2022 represented one of the most aggressive talent grabs in industry history, only to be followed by widespread layoffs and hiring freezes as economic headwinds and post-pandemic corrections hit the sector.
This dramatic swing has reshaped the software development job market, leaving both companies and developers to navigate a new landscape of cautious growth and strategic hiring.
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Kayla Zhu, shows the percent change in software development job postings on Indeed U.S. since Feb. 1, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2025.
The data comes from Indeed via the Federal Reserve and is updated as of March 2025. Figures are seasonally-adjusted.
The U.S. Software Developer Hiring Boom Is Over
Below, we show the percent change in software development job postings on Indeed U.S. since Feb. 1, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2025.
Date | U.S. Software Development Job Listings (% change) |
---|---|
2020-02-01 | 0% |
2020-05-01 | -30.25% |
2020-08-01 | -30.70% |
2020-11-01 | -19.55% |
2021-02-01 | -1.33% |
2021-05-01 | 26.10% |
2021-08-01 | 51.31% |
2021-11-01 | 92.90% |
2022-02-01 | 123.28% |
2022-05-01 | 122.18% |
2022-08-01 | 93.37% |
2022-11-01 | 54.40% |
2023-02-01 | 22.23% |
2023-05-01 | -1.51% |
2023-08-01 | -17.80% |
2023-11-01 | -25.44% |
2024-02-01 | -27.13% |
2024-05-01 | -30.86% |
2024-08-01 | -30.41% |
2024-11-01 | -32.45% |
2025-02-01 | -33.36% |
2025-02-28 | -36.48% |
Breaking into tech as a software developer in 2025 wonât be as easy as it was beforeâjob listings are at their lowest in five years, down more than 33% from 2020 levels.
Software development job postings soared in 2021 and 2022 as tech companies expanded rapidly, fueled by economic recovery and a surge in startup funding.
However, hiring slowed dramatically in 2023 as economic uncertainty, widespread layoffs, and reduced venture capital investment hit the industry.
Some other factors behind the decline in software developer jobs include the widespread adoption of AI-powered software development tools that enhance productivity and a shift in focus by tech companies toward efficiency rather than expansion.
Despite the overall decline in software development job postings, major tech hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area and New York have continued to see net job growth in the tech sector, including developer roles, over the past few years.
To learn more trends in the programming world, check out this graphic that ranks the most popular programming languages on GitHub from 2014 to 2024.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 03/14/2025 – 18:00
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FBI chief warns âswattingâ will no longer be tolerated
The chief of the nationâs Federal Bureau of Investigation warns criminals and wannabes that âswattingâ âwill not be tolerated.â
Swatting is when someone calls police with a fake report that thereâs some sort of violence crime occurring at a specific address.
Police department SWAT teams show up, expecting to confront violent criminals. But in swatting cases, they find only innocent people who are unaware their addresses have been targeted by the criminals.
Kash Patel, FBI chief, said, âI want to address the alarming rise in âSwattingâ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable. This isnât about politicsâweaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers. That will not be tolerated. We are fully committed to working with local law enforcement to crack down on these crimes. More updates to come.â
I want to address the alarming rise in âSwattingâ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.
This isnât about politicsâweaponizing law enforcementâŚ
â FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 14, 2025
The comments follow a long list of swatting attacks in recent days, including on conservative personalities Gunther Eaglement, Nick Soretor and Shawn Farash.
And itâs just a week after Infowars journalist Jamie White was brutally murdered in Austin.
According to a report in Newsweek, radio show host Joe Pagliarulo and Infowarsâ Chase Geiser also have been targeted.
Eagle said on social media someone called in a âfake hostage situation,â and Geiser shared on X he had been swatted for the second time in 12 hours.
And Catturd, a popular pro-Trump social media account with more than 3.4 million X followers, wrote Friday morning that he was âswatted again for the fourth timeâ at his home, reported the Gateway Pundit.
My wife and I were swatted tonight.
We are totally safe.
Thank you to everyone who checked in.
We are going to do whatever is necessary to find out who is behind these coordinated attacks and hold them accountable to the fullest extent.
Thank you all for the support! pic.twitter.com/TRYsx0PF1d
â Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) March 14, 2025
Yes â my family and I were swatted. This is how it went down. Including the video I saw on my front door camera at 2:35am. How would you have reacted?
This has to stop! pic.twitter.com/eJ0aLguf3Q
â Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) March 14, 2025
The Pundit also reported that independent journalist Breanna Morello has âdiscovered an important clue: the individuals swatting conservative influencers are sending pizza delivery orders to their homes before placing the distress call to 9-1-1. Specifically, the orders are coming from Dominoâs and Papa Johnâs.â
The report advised, âUnless you specifically ordered pizzas from those locations, do not eat the food and contact authorities immediately.â
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300 Beagles Per Week!? US Continues To Fund Dog Experiments in China
300 Beagles Per Week!? US Continues To Fund Dog Experiments in China
Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations,
Topline: A Chinese lab is continuing to receive funds from the U.S. to conduct cruel studies on beagles, according to contracts obtained by the nonprofit White Coat Waste Project and shared with the New York Post.
Key facts: The $124,200 contract was awarded by the National Institutes of Healthâs National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences using money from the Pentagon, for the experiments on beagle puppies â as well as mice and rats â at the Beijing-based companyâs lab from September 2023 until May 2025.
The Chinese company Pharmaron uses the funds to test pharmaceuticals for neurological disorders on 300 beagles per week, as well as mice and rats, White Coat Waste found. Some of the dogs are as young as eight months. Those that suffer organ dysfunction are euthanized, the contract states.
Pharmaronâs proposal to the NIH promises to comply with the Animal Welfare Act and notes that âBeagle dog is docile, cute and easy to domesticate.â
It describes how the hundreds of dogs, some as young as eight months, âwill be reusedâ throughout the study âto save animals and decrease cost,â while saying those suffering organ dysfunction will be âeuthanized.â
The DODâs Office of Inspector General conducted an audit in June, citing Pharmaron, as well as the Chinese biotech firms WuXi AppTec and Genscript Inc., as so-called âcompanies of concernâ and blacklisted from doing business with U.S. firms. A bill to this effect passed the U.S. House of Representatives but was not voted on in the Senate.
Background: The research contract is just one example of how the U.S. and China fund each otherâs medical research, often resulting in payouts for government scientists and potential national security concerns at taxpayersâ expense.
In 2023, 139 foreign companies licensed medical technology invented by NIH scientists, compared to only 102 domestic companies. The businesses included Pokrov Biologics Plant, which researched the weaponization of smallpox for the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and WuXi AppTec, a Chinese firm with alleged military ties and alleged access to American genetic information.
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Critical quote: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) claims the federal government spends $20 billion each year on animal testing.
âDonald Trumpâs Department of Government Efficiency has elevated the problem of wasteful spending from think-tank white papers to a national cover story,â Malliotakis wrote in an op-ed in the Post. âWith $36 trillion in national debt â more than $300,000 per taxpayer â thereâs a lot of spending to slash. What better way to start than by cutting the $20 billion the government wastes every year on dead-end experiments that torture dogs, cats and other animals?â
Summary:Â Contract oversight is difficult enough when funds stay within America. Foreign contracts open up even more issues and should only be awarded after strict scrutiny.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 03/14/2025 – 17:40