[rightbyte]

> Following on from cutting down entry-level jobs must imply cutting down on all those next levels up as well

Only if the amount of employees in each level is uniform.

I.e. if there are more entry level jobs than senior that wouldn't necessary be true.

[bigfatkitten]

There are always more entry level jobs, and some number of those entry level staff will inevitably exit the field or fail to progress to senior levels.

The only fields where this is not true are where the entry level pipeline has disappeared, but that’s a temporary effect because those more senior people will eventually move on also.