Sweeping layoffs and hiring freezes have hit the tech industry hard this year. According to Layoffs.fyi, over 50,000 jobs were lost in November alone.

The pandemic was good for the tech industry. But as life offline comes back, companies are struggling to retain the employees they hired during the pandemic.

Outside of tech, layoffs are at a historic low.

We discuss what the tech industry's economic wobbles mean for the economy as a whole.

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