The job market is strong. People who don't usually win in the job market are winning a little bit now and that's good, right? If you're a software engineer, the job market is still pretty good for you. So things are not great that they haven't been super great for a while but they're not nearly as terrible as a lot of the headlines would lead you to believe.
Wealthy companies like Google and Microsoft are announcing unprecedented layoffs — all while the economy is trending in the right direction. Vox’s Emily Stewart explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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