<story><title>Tech layoffs exceed 240k so far in 2023, 50% more than 2022</title><url>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-layoffs-exceed-240000-so-far-in-2023-more-than-50-higher-than-in-all-of-2022/ar-AA1ib3AY</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>dublinben</author><text>The job market is still very strong right now. Don&amp;#x27;t be fooled by stories like this trying to convince you otherwise. The unemployment rate is back down to near-historic lows, under 4 percent.[0] Job openings are down slightly from the peak, but are still well higher than the two decades leading up to 2020.[1]&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&amp;#x2F;series&amp;#x2F;UNRATE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&amp;#x2F;series&amp;#x2F;UNRATE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&amp;#x2F;series&amp;#x2F;JTSJOL&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&amp;#x2F;series&amp;#x2F;JTSJOL&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Tech layoffs exceed 240k so far in 2023, 50% more than 2022</title><url>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-layoffs-exceed-240000-so-far-in-2023-more-than-50-higher-than-in-all-of-2022/ar-AA1ib3AY</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sidcool</author><text>I worry about my future as a programmer&amp;#x2F;techie.  Are the good times over?</text></comment>