IT & Engineering Employment Rate of Growth in September Remains Tepid

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of IT jobs grew 0.1 percent sequentially last month to 4,693,400, according to TechServe Alliance, the national trade association of the IT & Engineering Staffing and Solutions industry. On a year-over-year basis, IT employment has grown by 3.6% since September 2013 adding 160,800 IT workers.

Engineering jobs also grew modestly in September, up 0.1 percent sequentially to 2,506,900.  On a year-over-year basis, engineering employment has grown by 1.5% since September 2013 adding 37,500 engineering workers.

"While there is still very much a shortage of professionals with high-demand skill sets, the overall growth rate for IT and Engineering jobs remained modest in September.  This slower rate of growth was further confirmed by a downward revision in the Engineering Index for August," stated Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. "While we are not on the torrid pace of adding IT and Engineering jobs like earlier in the year, I remain very bullish on the future prospects for strong growth in these two sectors in both the medium-term and long-term," added Roberts.

For the complete October 2014 TechServe Alliance Employment Indices please visit: http://www.techservealliance.org/pressroom/documents/IndexReleaseOctober2014.pdf

About TechServe Alliance
TechServe Alliance is the national trade association of the IT & Engineering staffing and solutions industry. Hundreds of IT & Engineering staffing and solutions firms and tens of thousands of affiliated professionals, count on TechServe Alliance to keep their leadership informed, engaged and connected. TechServe Alliance serves as the voice of the industry before the policymakers and the national and trade press. By providing access to the knowledge and best practices of an entire industry and tapping the "collective scale" of hundreds of companies, TechServe Alliance supports its members in the efficient delivery of best-in-class IT & Engineering staffing and solutions for clients and exceptional professional opportunities for every consultant.

SOURCE TechServe Alliance

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