The number of electrical engineers in the workforce has declined over the last decade. It's not a steady decline, and it moves up and down, but the overall trend is not positive. In 2002 the U.S. had 385,000 employed electrical engineers; ...
Hiring of technology professionals has been on the upswing in the first half of this year, with new IT hires accounting for about 10% of all the job growth in the U.S. in June, according to two independent assessments. Total tech ...
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The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software-related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers’ pay cheques declined by nearly 2 percent. There are multiple theories for the decline in pay, ...
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Medical packaging provider in the US Janco has announced plans to continually add to the company’s capabilities throughout the year in an attempt to provide the medical industry with a solution for manufacturing and pressure forming. ...
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The unemployment rate for people at the heart of many tech innovations -- electrical engineers -- rose sharply in the first quarter of this year for reasons that aren't clear. The number of electrical engineering jobs declined by 40,000 ...
There are more IT managers working today than two years ago, but their unemployment rate is rising as well. It's a paradox of government data, but there are theories for the apparent discrepancy. The government reported that the ...
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Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- IT employment increased last month, and there may be signs in the latest data of high demand for people to fill jobs in specific IT occupations. Groups that study U.S. Labor Department jobs data mix and match ...
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Despite the fact that technology plays an increasingly important role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. The still sluggish U.S. economy gets most of the blame for this wage ...
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Despite the fact that technology is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. "IT salaries have not really kept pace with inflation," said Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates, ...
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One month does not make a trend, but IT employment dipped last month after a long stretch of gains. Analysts can only speculate as to the reasons for the decline. It may be an indication of market volatility, a short pause in hiring, or ...
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The IT job market is either hot or lackluster, but mostly it is difficult for anyone who is seeking a job or hiring. There are plenty of companies searching for employees, but jobs are nonetheless elusive for many. It's a job market of ...
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Hiring is flat and Europe's economy continues teetering, but IT spending is beating forecasts, says Gartner. Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $3.6 trillion this year, a 3% increase over last year, reports Gartner. The report, ...
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IT employment is on the rise as data shows high demand for specific IT occupations and an increase in hires over the past month. TechServe Alliance, an industry group, reported a gain of 5,100 IT jobs in August over the previous month, ...
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If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe. But with less than two months to ...
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