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YoY change in quarterly new hires

This bar chart measures the year-over-year percentage change in quarterly new hires across core business functions for early-stage startups compared to tech majors between 2020 and 2025. Hiring growth peaked sharply in 2021, fell into negative territory throughout late 2022 and 2023, and experienced a moderate recovery in 2024.

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