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US tech employment falls 57,000 in a year

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US tech sector employment dropped 57,000 over the past year, nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech recession and worse than either the 2008 or 2020 downturns.

Reported metric: -57,000

Reporting date: 2026-03-08 (not necessarily the event date)

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US tech employment falls 57,000 in a year
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Reporting date: 2026-03-08
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-08-tech-employment-drops-57000
Claim: US tech sector employment dropped 57,000 over the past year, nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech recession and worse than either the 2008 or 2020 downturns.
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- Welcome to March 8, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-8-2026
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