Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport

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available on a monthly basis so this data should be viewed as a proxy. Additionally, there tends to be higher levels of volatility and variance in monthly data, so CompTIA
advises viewing workforce trends over a longer period of time.
HIRING ACTIVITY FOR TOP TECH JOBS DEC vs. NOV
Software developers, applications 62,900 +4,700
IT support specialists 18,100 -200
Systems engineers/architects 16,600 +600
Systems analysts 13,700 +1,400
IT project managers 13,500 +1,000
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 124,800 +7,500
COMPTIATECHJOBSREPORT
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The tech sector is the largest employer of tech occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the tech sector
are tech occupations. The remaining 56 percent of occupations
in the tech sector are comprised of sales, marketing, finance,
HR, R&D, and related positions.
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS DEC vs. NOV
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,093,200 +1,600
Telecommunications 672,300 -2,500
Data processing, hosting, & related services 341,400 +2,600
Other info services, including search portals 359,400 +200
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,208,900 +20,300
TOTAL 4,675,200 +22,200
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
TECH OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENTCOMPONENTS OF THE TECH WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights|DatainthousandsSource:BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Datainmillions|Notseasonallyadjusted
Source:BureauofLaborStatisticsCES|Datainmillions|Seasonallyadjusted
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Monthly analysis of BLS #JobsReport data covering information technology (IT) employment trending

2. TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES DEC vs. NOV
California 29,199 +1,971
Texas 20,730 +698
Virginia 11,579 +224
New York 9,824 +1,420
Florida 9,302 +216
North Carolina 8,924 +107
Georgia 8,207 +594
Illinois 8,054 +904
Washington 7,611 +2,037
Colorado 7,181 -124
STATE SUBTOTAL 120,611 +8,047
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS DEC vs. NOV
Washington, DC 13,418 +462
New York 12,897 +1,978
Dallas 9,297 -172
Los Angeles 8,436 +45
San Francisco 7,786 +984
Chicago 7,212 +1,007
Atlanta 6,863 +563
Seattle 6,694 +1,928
San Jose 6,597 +1,126
Boston 6,006 +284
METRO SUBTOTAL 85,206 +8,205
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS DEC
Amazon 3,286
Anthem Blue Cross 2,791
Deloitte 2,105
IBM 1,897
Leidos 1,130
Fiserv 1,104
Cynet Systems 1,062
Raytheon 975
JP Morgan Chase Company 861
Icf Consulting Group Incorporated 822
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights | For metro area data, a minimum of 500 job postings used in analysis
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TOP 10 STATES DEC vs. NOV
Washington 7,611 +2,037
California 29,199 +1,971
New York 9,824 +1,420
Michigan 5,484 +920
Illinois 8,054 +904
Texas 20,730 +698
Georgia 8,207 +594
New Jersey 6,072 +592
Massachusetts 6,632 +376
Minnesota 4,345 +256
STATE SUBTOTAL 106,158 +9,768
TOP 10 METRO AREAS DEC vs. NOV
New York 12,897 +1,978
Seattle 6,694 +1,928
San Jose 6,597 +1,126
Chicago 7,212 +1,007
San Francisco 7,786 +984
Austin 4,876 +673
Detroit 3,558 +572
Atlanta 6,863 +563
Washington, DC 13,418 +462
Columbus 2,081 +402
METRO SUBTOTAL 71,982 +9,695
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS DEC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 38,215
Finance and Insurance 18,054
Manufacturing 14,872
Information 12,406
Retail 7,550
Health Care and Social Assistance 5,632
Public Administration 5,105
Educational Services 3,423
Administrative and Support 2,405
Transportation and Warehousing 2,079

3. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRENDING
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IT Occupation Rate National Rate
Unemploymentrate|BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Notseasonallyadjusted
TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH TECH JOB POSTINGS TOP TECH POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
Note: not all employer job postings specify whether positions are partial or full remote or work from home (WFH), so there is a degree of uncertainty with the data.
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December 2020
IT Occupations
Note: non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics captures individuals actively looking for work in the
past four weeks. Furloughed workers may have an expectation for returning to their employer and therefore are not actively looking and not counted in
unemployment rate figures.
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TOP 10 STATES DEC vs. NOV
California 7,293 +1,100
Texas 5,330 +559
Florida 2,399 +331
New York 2,364 +418
Georgia 2,152 +346
Virginia 2,103 +117
Illinois 2,099 +396
North Carolina 2,082 +43
Colorado 1,815 +305
Pennsylvania 1,781 +271
STATE SUBTOTAL 29,418 +3,886
TOP 10 STATES DEC vs. NOV
Software Developers, Applications 15,313 +1,607
IT Support Specialists 5,862 +328
Systems Engineers/Architects 3,556 +337
IT Project Managers 3,261 +975
Web Developers 3,187 +471
Systems Analysts 2,906 +515
Information Security Analysts 2,223 +103
Network and Systems Administrators 2,157 +616
Database Administrators 2,120 +48
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,958 -264
STATE SUBTOTAL 42,543 +4,736

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TOP METRO AREAS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
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EmTech Job Postings % of Total IT Postings
TOP STATES FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES DEC vs. NOV
California 1,599 +155
Florida 308 +53
Georgia 315 +46
Illinois 330 +32
Massachusetts 400 -14
New York 556 +146
North Carolina 389 +86
Texas 684 +136
Virginia 609 +154
Washington 509 +111
STATE SUBTOTAL 5,699 +905
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS DEC
IBM 662
Applied Materials 396
Anthem Blue Cross 360
Amazon 288
Ernst & Young 287
PwC 237
Deloitte 196
Microsoft 195
KPMG 108
Wells Fargo 99
TOP 10 METRO AREAS DEC vs. NOV
Washington, DC 826 +155
New York City 695 +155
San Francisco 495 +48
San Jose 494 -6
Seattle 483 +118
Boston 364 -20
Los Angeles 343 +69
Chicago 303 +39
Dallas 299 +29
Atlanta 247 9
STATE SUBTOTAL 4,549 +596
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES DEC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,708
Manufacturing 1,174
Finance and Insurance 975
Information 805
Retail 437
Educational Services 357
Health Care and Social Assistance 210
Public Administration 175
Transportation and Warehousing 100
Administrative and Support 67
EMERGING TECH JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
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9,023
AI JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
Artificial intelligence (AI) job and skill citations as
percentage of total emerging tech job postings
Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights