IT Employment Hits Another All-time High in April

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- IT Employment hits another all-time high in April.

The number of IT jobs grew 0.24 percent sequentially last month to 4,424,200, according to TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT & Engineering Staffing and Solutions firms, clients, consultants and suppliers. With the upward revision in March's numbers from 0.38 to 0.58 percent, IT employment has grown by 5.1% since April 2012.   

"I am pleased to see demand for IT professionals remains very strong.  With April's numbers, IT employment has grown for the 17th consecutive month hitting yet another all-time high," observed Mark Roberts, the CEO of TechServe Alliance. "IT continues to handily outperform most other sectors with an annual growth rate of more than three times the growth rate of the general workforce," added Roberts. 

For the complete April 2013 IT Index please visit: http://www.techservealliance.org/pressroom/documents/IndexreleaseMay2013.pdf

About TechServe Alliance

TechServe Alliance is a collaboration of IT & Engineering staffing and solutions firms, clients, consultants and suppliers dedicated to advancing excellence and ethics within 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 IT & Engineering consultant.

SOURCE TechServe Alliance

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