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It's fucked and it has been for a while now. You see, you currently put yourself at a disadvantage if you DO hire juniors because later down the line others will just poach them from you. You'll be lucky if they ever turn into a net positive for your country.
Only way this changes is if most big companies that can take the budget hit start hiring juniors again. Fat chance of that right now.