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Report Cites Highest IT Job Growth In 4 Years

Posted by Soulskill on from the job-precipitation-from-the-cloud dept.

netbuzz writes "Employment research firm Foote Partners says U.S. labor statistics from last month reveal an increase of some 18,200 jobs in IT, which represents the largest such monthly jump since 2008. 'The overall employment situation in the U.S. is lackluster, in fact this is the fifth consecutive month of subpar results,' says David Foote. 'But the fact that more than 18,000 new jobs were created last month for people with significant IT skills and experience — and nearly 57,000 new jobs added in the past three months — is incredibly good news.'"

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  1. Job growth like it's 1999. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When I see job growth return to 1999 levels, then I will think things are getting better.

    Or maybe they are at those levels - overseas, that is.

    And maybe the jobs are coming back, but will all those long-term unemployed IT workers be re-hired? I don't think so. All the new hires will go to new and recent college grads.

    In the meantime, the unemployed have all those student loans to pay .... just think of the drag on the economy because of it.

    If only student loans couldn't be treated like a Wall Street bail out? You know, loans picked up by the government and the folks who got the loans can give themselves a bonus for "screwing up".