I was a regional FO hired at a legacy 2 years ago (I'm not a woman or minority). I did safety work at my regional and years of volunteer (most of it in college.) It does happen, but from what I've observed most of the FOs hired are doing something a little extra than flying the line. Not saying that's right or wrong, it's just what I've observed... that said, the vast majority of people getting hired are captains. My class had 2 FOs out of 24 and I would guess that's probably the norm.... So yes FOs are being hired, but I would hardly say they are being snatched up in droves over captains...