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IT Gains 5,800 Jobs

October 18, 2011

Information technology employment rose by 5,800 in September to 4,059,500, its 20th consecutive month of growth, according to the TechServe Alliance’s monthly index of IT jobs. On a year-over-year basis, there are 97,900 more IT jobs than September 2010.

“While the overall labor market has been struggling to recover, demand for IT professionals remains strong,” said TechServe Alliance CEO Mark Roberts. “Absent a significant deterioration in the macroeconomic environment, we remain bullish on continued growth in IT employment for the foreseeable future.”

To avoid distorting the month-to-month comparisons , the September 2011 IT employment index (reporting August data) includes the striking Verizon workers who returned to work in August.

The TechServe Alliance is a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers.