Marketplace All-in-One Tech sector job postings on Indeed (mostly) stabilized this year
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Dec 17, 2025 Corey Staley, a senior economist at Indeed specializing in tech hiring and AI trends, discusses the current state of the tech job market. He reveals that while tech job postings have stabilized after a decline, they remain significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels. Corey highlights the rise in AI and data roles despite overall job postings being 33% below their February 2020 baseline. He also addresses challenges for recent grads entering a shrinking market and shares insights on how AI is influencing hiring trends.
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Tech Hiring Still Far Below Pre‑Pandemic
- Tech job postings are about 33% below their February 2020 level according to Indeed's index.
- That gap contrasts with sectors like healthcare, which are roughly 23% above pre-pandemic levels.
AI Jobs Punch Above Their Weight
- AI-related job demand has grown but remains a small share of postings, about 4% overall on Indeed.
- AI jobs are outperforming average tech roles and help explain stock-market optimism despite weak hiring overall.
Developers Saw The Biggest Pullback
- Software development roles have seen the largest pullback in tech job postings.
- IT support and networking roles have also declined significantly.