In 2025, tech hiring isn’t what it used to be. Yes, the headlines say layoffs. But the truth is more complex: while Big Tech trimmed thousands of roles in 2023–2024, demand for high-skill engineering, AI talent, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals didn’t vanish, it shifted . Nationwide, the tech unemployment rate has hovered around 3 percent in mid-2025 , well below the U.S. average of ~3.8 percent. Yet labor availability isn’t uniform. Some metros have become