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Jobs Report: Tech Hiring Grew In December
U.S. employers added approximately 5,200 tech jobs last month even as the broader economy shed 85,000 positions from November to December, according to data released Friday, January 8 by the U.S. Department of Labor and analyzed by InformationWeek.
For 2009, the number of workers employed in the IT industry was down slightly compared to the previous year—an indication that the tech sector weathered the recession better than many industries hit by the downturn.
Tech employment increased to 3,871,100 positions in December, up slightly from 3,865,900 in November.
The biggest gains were seen in the system design and consulting categories. Employment in the former rose .02%, to 1,477,100 jobs, while employment in the latter increased .03%, to 1,033,900 positions.
Hardest hit was tech manufacturing. Employment in computer and computer-related products manufacturing fell 10% month-to-month, to 1,227,900 jobs.
On a yearly basis, tech employment in the U.S. was off about 3% from December 2008 to December 2009. By comparison, construction sector employment fell 7.4% last year, while financial services was off 4%, the data showed.
From InformationWeek
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