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Somewhat correlates with the Layoffs.fyi trends [1][2].

Extreme lack of layoffs Q3 2020 to Q1 2022. Big rise through 2024, peaking at Q1 2023 and then slowly declining. Mostly tapered off to 2021 and 2022 levels near the start 2025.

Also, complimentary chart from Stackoverflow about the general trends in questions related to these categories [3]

[1] https://layoffs.fyi

[2] [layoffs.fyi chart] "Tech layoffs since Covid-19", https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRluXcoyZOl3...

[3] StackOverflow Trends, https://trends.stackoverflow.co/?tags=reactjs,python,typescr...

There's always an uptick at the beginning of the year.

Do you think that is just the time of year or more significant?

I'm not sure really, but I also did get a recruiter contact me for the first time in like 2 years. This is all anecdotal of course, but I'm hopeful.