The same 2800 pilos are applying to all jobs. There are dozens of airlines hiring right now. Many more to come.
Virtually no new pilots have qualified in the last 2 years. In an average year 5 % of pilots retire. So we have lost 10% plus those that have moved on to other professions.
There will be a shortage, mad as that may seem right now. The re-training bottleneck is going to be pretty epic too.