a16z: AI jobs panic overblown — engineering postings up 45% vs pre-pandemic
a16z · x · 2026-11-01
a16z's Moses Sternstein pushes back on the AI jobs panic with Indeed data: vs pre-pandemic, engineering postings are up 45%, healthcare +30%, manufacturing +25%, and even HR—seen as AI's front line—has returned to baseline. Software hiring is running hot, which he says explains fading FUD discourse, and he hopes the narrative inverts to acknowledge an AI-era hiring boom.
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