(* Boom and bust is the normal cycle of the free market. I've seen really good times and really suck times (right now it is in a moderate downturn). *)
Do you mean for techies or in general? I don't think techies have seen such rotten times since the early 80's. Then again it is hard to get good stats.
(Well, aerospace was nasty in the early 90's. But computer jobs started increasing because PHB's loved Window GUI's.)