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Even during a period of economic turbulence, software and IT roles continue to be some of the most sought for employers to fill. After all, we’re online and using digital tools more than ever, and there were already big gaps between open jobs and trained professionals to fill them before the pandemic.
Nationally, tech hiring activity is at a two-year high this fall. In October, a survey by IT trade association CompTIA found that firms posted 360,065 tech jobs, which was a 76,000-opening increase over September’s totals. Tech companies, meanwhile, added 8,300 new employees in the same month. Overall, tech industry employment is up 140,000 in 2021, CompTIA estimates. The national unemployment rate is 4.6% overall, while for tech occupations it’s 2.1%
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