IT employment surges in the US
Posted on March 13, 2008
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Robert Jaques, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 00:00:00
Sector bucks ‘dismal’ overall job market
IT employment in the US surged in February despite the “dismal” overall job
market, experts report. The National Association of Computer Consultant
Businesses (NACCB), which tracks IT employment on a monthly basis, said that IT
jobs grew by more than 40,000 last month. On a year-over-year basis, IT
employment grew 9.1 per cent from February 2007 to stand at an all-time high of
nearly 3.9 million in February 2008. “Despite the steady stream of negative
economic news, including a disappointing report on the broader job market,
demand for IT professionals remains extraordinarily robust,” said Mark Roberts,
chief executive at the NACCB. “While I fully expected a favourable IT
employment picture based on the positive anecdotal reports from our member
companies, the strength of February’s IT employment numbers surprised even me.”
The robust IT employment picture should be heartening to executives in all
industries, according to the report. “The figures reflect continuing corporate
investment in IT as companies seek to maintain or improve their competitive
position and reap the benefits of enhanced productivity,” said Roberts. NACCB
March 2008 IT Employment Index (PDF)
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