IT Employment Takes Modest Dip in September

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of IT jobs experienced a small downturn in September after a year of consistent month-over-month growth.

According to TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers, the number of IT jobs shrank by 6,900 jobs in September to reach a level of 4,183,800. Despite the dip in September, IT employment has still grown 2.9% since this time last year.

"In a dynamic labor market like there is for IT professionals, month-to-month numbers are volatile," said Mark Roberts, the CEO of TechServe.

"I would not read too much into to one month's small decline. On balance, demand remains strong. If we were to see several months of month-over-month declines, that would be more indicative of a downward trend," added Roberts.

For complete September 2012 IT Index please visit: http://www.techservealliance.org/research/documents/IndexreleaseOctober2012-MBR.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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