IT Employment Grows Modestly in November; Engineering Growth Rate Accelerates

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of IT jobs grew 0.1 percent sequentially last month to 4,703,500, 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 3.3% since November 2013 adding 148,900 IT workers.

Engineering job growth strengthened in November, up 0.2 percent sequentially to 2,519,200.  On a year-over-year basis, engineering employment has grown by 1.7% since November 2013 adding 41,000 engineering workers.

"While the rate of growth in IT employment ebbs and flows month-over-month, we have now had a stretch of 56 consecutive months of posting positive numbers," stated Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. "Based on all the data we see as well as the front-line reports of my member companies, I believe future growth in many IT and engineering skill sets will actually be impeded more by the lack of supply of qualified candidates than by lack of demand," added Roberts.

For the complete December 2014 TechServe Alliance Employment Indices please visit: http://www.techservealliance.org/pressroom/documents/IndexReleaseDecember2014.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.

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SOURCE TechServe Alliance

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