Developer Unemployment at Highest Level Since 2019, Accompanied by Rise in Self-employed and Contractors

Only self-identified professional developers are represented in the chart. In 2024, these 49,390 respondents represented 75.5% of the study. After 2020, the question allowed multiple answers, including "Student". The student and "retired" responses are hidden and "I prefer not to say" is excluded from the calculations.
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