ALEXANDRIA, VA. - After reaching an all-time high in July and retreating in August, September and October, IT employment reversed this trend and posted gains in November. According to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), which tracks IT employment on a monthly basis, IT employment added 6,600 workers, or about 0.2 percent from the previous month.
While I am always pleased to see IT employment moving in a positive direction, modest month-to-month variances in IT employment levels must be put in context said Mark Roberts, CEO of NACCB. In terms of the 'bigger picture,' my member companies continue to report strong demand for qualified IT professionals at the same time overall IT employment is essentially unchanged for the past 1-1/2 years. We attribute the continued absence of growth in IT workforce in face of demand to a shortage of qualified workers. This conclusion is further supported by extraordinarily low unemployment rates in many IT skill sets which are in some cases below 1%, noted Roberts.
The IT employment index is published by the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), the national trade association representing IT staffing and solutions firms.
For the complete IT Index please visit:
http://www.naccb.org/employment-index/index.cfm
Technical note: NACCBs IT Employment Index is the first specific measurement of IT employment. This unique measurement of total IT employment is created monthly by studying the ongoing staffing patterns of a dozen IT and computer related occupations in 16 industries and industry sectors employing significant numbers of IT workers including the manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, financial, information services, business and professional services, and education and health industries. The monthly IT Employment Index is based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, which is subject to monthly revisions, and therefore, the Index is revised accordingly. The IT Employment Index is also subject to annual revisions was most recently benchmarked in February 2007 with the publication of the BLS January 2007 employment report, which included major revisions to 2006 employment data.
ABOUT NACCB
NACCB is the only organization solely devoted to representing IT Staffing and Solutions firms and their employees who are creating a new paradigm for the flexible workforce driving the 21st Century economy. These firms provide IT staff augmentation, IT solutions, IT project management, and IT consulting services to Americas businesses. NACCB represents over 360 IT services companies serving as the industry voice for public policy. NACCB also supports member companies in efficiently delivering high quality services to their clients. NACCB is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
SOURCE National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses
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