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Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980—years before the internet existed (www.yahoo.com)
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[–] abscond@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Tl;Dr, the government distinguishes between "programmers" and "developers." There are many more developers than programmers, and the number of programmers has dropped dramatically since ChatGPT showed up, while the number of developers has dropped slightly.