Digital publishing is among the specialties benefitting from continuing growth in all but four states heavy with tech-centric employers.
At a time when the
high-tech industry is nervous about an anticipated downturn in consumer
spending, new employment numbers stand to ease some tension.
The U.S. high-tech industry added jobs for a third year in a row,
according to a report released April 2 by the AeA, a high-tech trade
association. In 2007, 91,400 jobs were added, slightly less than the
gains of 139,000 in 2006 but in line with the 87,400 added in 2005.
"The overall findings are that high-tech employment is up for the
year, adding nearly 100,000 jobs. Though the growth itself is down
slightly from 2006, the market is still extremely tight for those who
are qualified. Companies having trouble finding qualified workers might
be what is slowing down growth," said Matthew Kazmierczak, a
Washington-based AeA analyst.
All but four "Cyberstates," the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. and
Puerto Rico, added jobs in 2006, the most recent year that the
state-by-state data
was available. Texas (+13,700), Virginia (+9,800), New Jersey (+8,500)
and New Mexico (+6,700) led the way, with Virginia leading the nation
in concentration of tech workers, 91 per 1,000 in the private sector.
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