I hope this is at least a bit of good news for folks that got affected - summary & link below:
- U.S. tech employment grew by 86,000 workers in August 2026.
- Tech companies themselves cut about 14,700 jobs.
- More than 320,000 active job postings required AI-related skills.
- Employers are shifting from AI experimentation to real-world implementation.
- Nearly 600,000 tech-job openings remained active, with 42% newly posted.
- Much of the tech hiring is happening outside traditional tech companies.
- AI-related roles are rising rapidly while traditional software-development hiring is weakening.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/technology-employment-is-growing-despite-tech-sector-layoffs/829894/