US Added 18,900 New Tech Jobs in April, Says CompTIA Analysis of Federal Data
The U.S. tech sector added about 18,900 new jobs in April, with 14,100 new hires in technology services, custom software development and computer systems design leading the monthly growth, said CompTIA Friday. The group analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics data…
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and found internet search portals added 5,200 jobs and computer and electronic products manufacturing another 2,200. U.S. IT positions declined by an estimated 62,000 jobs, “reversing some of the hiring gains from earlier this year,” said CompTIA. The unemployment rate for IT occupations was 2.4 percent in April, up slightly from April 2018, it said. The number of April job postings for “core” IT positions declined by about 41,500 sequentially from the March figure, it said: “Software and application developers continue to be the most in-demand talent companies are looking to hire, with 78,000 job postings last month.”