IT Employment Continues to Grow In May; Rate of Ascent Slows

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Though the rate of growth slowed in May, IT employment continued its pattern of month-over-month growth by adding 1,100 jobs.

According to a monthly index of IT jobs developed and published by TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers, the number of IT jobs grew by 0.03 percent in May to 4,008,600 and is up more than 100,000 jobs from May 2010. IT Employment first crossed the 4 million mark in February.

"May marks the 17th consecutive month that the number of IT jobs has increased," observed Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. "While the rate of growth moderated last month, the long-term trajectory of IT employment remains decidedly positive," added Roberts.  

For a complete May 2011 IT Index, please visit http://www.techservealliance.org/research/documents/IndexreleaseMay2011PDF.pdf

ABOUT TechServe Alliance

TechServe Alliance is a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers dedicated to advancing excellence and ethics within the IT services industry. Hundreds of IT staffing, IT solutions and IT consulting 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 services for clients and exceptional professional opportunities for every IT consultant.

SOURCE TechServe Alliance

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