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US hiring stays flat as software postings sit about 23% below 2020

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Payrolls grew by 29,000 in September and unemployment was 4.2%. Indeed's software development postings index was 77.32.

Karlen TriminoSenior Full-Stack Engineer

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Payrolls grew by 29,000 in September and unemployment was 4.2%. July and August were revised down by a combined 60,000. Information and professional and business services showed little change.

Indeed's US software development postings index was 77.32 on September 18 (February 2020 = 100), still about 23% below pre-pandemic levels.

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