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CompTIA: Strong Tech Employment Figures Counter Layoffs Narrative

Despite tech layoffs, CompTIA's Tech Jobs Report reveals more employers are hiring tech talent than shedding it.

December 5, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

COMPTIA JULY 2022 TECH JOBS REPORT

For the 24th consecutive month, technology companies have added workers as tech occupations expanded, according to the latest Tech Jobs Report from CompTIA. CompTIA is, of course, the Downers Grove, Ill.-based nonprofit association for the technology industry and workforce.

Tech companies added 14,400 workers last month and tech sector employment has increased by 207,200 this year, according to CompTIA’s analysis.

“The hotter-than-anticipated tech jobs report confirms there are still many more employers hiring tech talent than shedding it,” says Tim Herbert, chief research officer at CompTIA. “It’s certainly premature to dismiss concerns over the health of the economy, but this should be a reassuring sign for the tech workforce.”

Monthly occupational data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals tech occupations in all industry sectors grew by 137,000 positions, pushing the unemployment rate for tech workers down to 2%, from 2.2% in October.

November hiring by technology companies was broad-based across occupation categories, led by IT services and custom software development (+8,100). Employment growth also occurred in data processing, hosting and related services (+4,100), other information services, including search engines (+2,100) and computer and electronic products manufacturing (+1,900).

Employer job postings for future tech hiring fell back in November, but still totaled nearly 270,000. Openings for software developers and engineers accounted for about 28% of all tech jobs postings. Demand for IT support specialists, systems engineers, IT project managers and network engineers was also solid.

While major tech hubs recorded the largest numbers of job postings for tech positions, ‘under the radar’ markets showed notable increases in employment opportunities, including Topeka (KS), Virginia Beach (VA), Worcester (MA) and Riverside (CA). Among industries, the professional, scientific and technical services sector had the most tech job postings (41,188), followed by finance and insurance (35,132) and manufacturing (31,036).

CompTIA’s analysis also reveals that 30% of all tech jobs postings are for positions in emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, or in roles that require emerging tech skills.

CompTIA’s complete Tech Jobs Report can be found here.

Tagged With: CompTIA, tech employment, Tech Jobs, Tech Jobs Report

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