This document contains charts and data from CompTIA's IT Employment Tracker report published in August 2016. It provides monthly data on IT sector and occupation employment in the US from January 2015 to July 2016. Some of the key figures included are: - IT sector employment was at 4.39 million in July 2016, up 4,000 from June. - IT occupation employment was at 2.02 million in July 2016, down slightly from the previous month. - The top 5 IT occupations by job postings in July 2016 were software developers, computer systems engineers, computer systems analysts, computer user support specialists, and IT project managers.

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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS JULY vs. JUNE
Software developers, applications 57,867 -2,625
Computer systems engineers/architects 16,870 +1,238
Computer systems analysts 14,412 -159
Computer user support specialists 13,352 -133
IT project managers 13,222 -441
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 115,723 -2,120
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly IT Sector and IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published August 2016
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The IT sector is the largest employer of IT occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the IT
sector are IT occupations. The remaining 56 percent of
occupations in the IT sector are comprised of sales,
marketing, finance, HR, R&D, and related positions.
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT BREAKOUT JULY vs. JUNE
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,036,200 -3,100
Telecommunications 798,000 -300
Data processing, hosting, & related services 297,400 -2,300
Other info services, including search portals 262,100 +1,500
IT & software services | computer sys. design 1,999,100 +8,200
TOTAL 4,392,800 +4,000
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
IT OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENTCOMPONENTS OF THE IT WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights|DatainthousandsSource:BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Datainmillions|Notseasonallyadjusted
Source:BureauofLaborStatisticsCES|Datainmillions|Seasonallyadjusted
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Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights