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IT Employment Strong in May Despite Weak Overall Jobs Report Alexandria, Virginia
Employment of IT workers has accelerated despite a recent weak overall jobs report. In May 2006, employment of IT workers increased 24,900 from the previous month to 3,653,200, which was up 5.6% from May 2005. For the previous 12 months, employment of information technology (IT) workers increased by an average of about 16,250 per month, according to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB).
"Although there was strong employment growth in sectors that are most commonly associated with IT employment such as computer system design and services as well as with search engine and related technology, IT employment was also up in the health care and financial services sectors," said Mark Roberts, NACCB CEO.
Strong demand is leading to shortages of IT professionals with certain skillsets in some geographic areas. Consequently, IT staffing companies who can find the right talent on a just-in-time basis for their clients are reporting that business is brisk.
The IT employment index is published by the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), the national trade association representing IT staffing and solutions firms. For complete IT Employment Index please visit: http://www.naccb.org/employment-index/index.cfm
Technical note: NACCB's IT Employment Index is the first specific measurement of IT employment. This unique measurement of total IT employment is created monthly by studying the ongoing staffing patterns of a dozen IT and computer related occupations in 16 industries and industry sectors employing significant numbers of IT workers including the manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, financial, information services, business and professional services, and education and health industries. The monthly IT Employment Index is based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which is subject to monthly revisions, and therefore, the Index is revised accordingly. The IT Employment Index is also subject to annual revisions and was benchmarked in May 2006.
ABOUT NACCB
NACCB is the only organization solely devoted to representing IT Staffing and Solutions firms and their employees who are creating a new paradigm for the flexible workforce driving the 21st Century economy. These firms provide IT staff augmentation, IT solutions, IT project management, and IT consulting services to America's businesses. NACCB represents over 300 IT services companies serving as the industry voice for public policy. NACCB also supports member companies in efficiently delivering high quality services to their clients. NACCB is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.