Tech Workforce & Hiring Trends - January 2022 Digest
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Published: 2022-02-11 16:40:43

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![Woman relaxing on the job](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/398xt1hna66a7s6v71g2.jpg)An estimated **4.5 million workers quit or changed jobs in November**, according to new data from the Department of Labor, as labor shortages have helped create one of the most worker-friendly job climates in years. [Read more from The Washington Post]
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/04/job-quits-november-2021/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjMxNDkyODM5IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY0MTMxOTY4MCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY0MjUyOTI4MCwiaWF0IjoxNjQxMzE5NjgwLCJqdGkiOiI2YjI2ZmE4MS1kOTkxLTQ2ZTctODI4Yi0wZWQ2OTkwNmMzNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvMjAyMi8wMS8wNC9qb2ItcXVpdHMtbm92ZW1iZXItMjAyMS8ifQ.YrYS4EOzjZ8PEjmXy5KtUPFf4LBXBaFZG_wBmm4PGkw).

![A stack of cash](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wm1sg66410r05end2int.jpg)Companies are setting aside **an average 3.9% of total payroll** for [wage increases in 2022](https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-plan-big-raises-for-workers-in-2022-11638889200?mod=article_inline), **the largest increase since 2008**, according to a new report from the Conference Board, a private research group. [Read more from The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-raises-are-coming-in-2022-so-make-your-game-plan-now-11641292208?st=21qavgo3c0na79g&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink).

![Employees looking at a computer](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/e4ktug4s4d7ykiek8ym4.jpg)When it comes to **hiring a software developer**, every hiring manager takes a different approach to qualifying candidates. In this month's [Informatizer article](https://www.stoutsystems.com/the-technical-interview-informatizer/), we break down the different hiring techniques we have seen in the staffing industry--along with their respective shortcomings.

![Grid of different human faces](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/hybux0l8omgbi3bun6ca.jpg)With New York City’s passage of [one of the toughest U.S. laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence tools in the workplace](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/nyc-targets-artificial-intelligence-bias-in-hiring-under-new-law), federal officials are signaling that they too want to scrutinize how that new technology is being used to sift through a growing job applicant pool without running afoul of civil rights laws and baking in discrimination. [Read more from Bloomberg Law](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/artificial-intelligence-hiring-bias-spurs-scrutiny-and-new-regs).

![Fauci in court with a mask](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/72tm3k1wpetds7qi2dtn.jpg)The start of this year may seem uncomfortably similar to the beginning of 2021, with **surging coronavirus case counts**, event cancellations and companies revising their return-to-office plans. But in 2022, there are important differences in the path of the pandemic — and the policy response to it. [Read more from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/business/dealbook/covid-return-office.html).

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