| Employment Projection Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for IT jobs in the US
Latest U.S. government employment projections for IT jobs in the United States
In the United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is reponsible for 10 year forecasts of employment by type of job. The most recent 10 year forecast is for the period 2006 through 2016.
In that report, which was released in early 2008, the following IT jobs projected to experience the largest increase in numbers in the United States are as follows:
| Software Engineers |
449,000 |
38% |
| Application SW Engineers |
300,000 |
44% |
| Systems Analysts |
280,000 |
29% |
| Computer Support Specialists |
242,000 |
13% |
| Network Systems & Data Communication Analysts |
193,000 |
53% |
| Network Systems Administrators |
154,000 |
27% |
| Systems Software Engineers |
150,000 |
28% |
In addition, demand for Computer & Information Systems Managers is projected to keep increasing, as shown below
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| Computer & Information Systems Managers |
86,000 |
16% |
Read more about the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Projects for long term IT employment in the US here.
Computer Jobs Hit Record High
Publication source: CIO Insight (based on analysis of US Dept. of Labor employment data)
Date: July 07, 2008
Author: Chabrow, Eric
U.S. information technology employment is approaching an all-time high as nearly 4 million workers are now employed in IT-related jobs, according to a CIO Insight analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The IT unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point last quarter to reach 2.3 percent, but it is still near historic lows. In fact, at 4.7 percent, overall unemployment in the United States is more than double IT's jobless rate, writes Eric Chabrow. He says IT employment remains strong because IT performs a critical role in business productivity and the efficiencies IT creates are crucial for employers looking to cut costs. Even those looking to reduce payroll are employing IT professionals because better IT systems allow them to eliminate other positions. Furthermore, companies cannot operate without functioning IT systems, so certain business technology skills cannot be eliminated if a company wants to remain competitive. Over the past four quarters, the IT workforce has grown by 10.2 percent. Meanwhile, the number of workers employed by IT services firms, defined by the U.S. government as computer systems design and related services, rose by 56,100 over the past year, a 4.1 percent increase.
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