The document provides data on technology employment trends in the United States from May 2021. It finds that hiring for top tech jobs increased month-over-month in May, with software developers seeing the largest gain. By state, Florida, Georgia and Virginia saw the highest increases in tech job postings. The Washington D.C. metro area had the largest month-over-month growth in postings. Remote and work from home opportunities were most commonly advertised for software developers and related roles. Overall, the tech sector workforce grew slightly in May while unemployment rates remained low.

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advises viewing workforce trends over a longer period of time.
HIRING ACTIVITY FOR TOP TECH JOBS MAY vs. APR
Software developers, applications 112,200 +19,500
IT support specialists 28,200 +2,300
Systems engineers/architects 27,200 +5,000
IT project managers 23,900 +5,000
Systems analysts 23,200 +3,100
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 214,700 +34,900
COMPTIA TECH JOBS REPORT
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The tech sector is the largest employer of tech occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the tech sector
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in the tech sector are comprised of sales, marketing, finance,
HR, R&D, and related positions.
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS MAY vs. APR
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,085,500 +2,800
Telecommunications 683,900 +1,200
Data processing, hosting, & related services 362,600 +1,200
Other info services, including search portals 375,400 +5,900
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,230,000 -600
TOTAL 4,737,400 +10,500
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
TECH OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT
COMPONENTS OF THE TECH WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
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2. TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
California 47,395 +2,432
Texas 31,877 +2,934
Florida 19,972 +5,388
Virginia 17,659 +3,317
New York 16,882 +2,196
Georgia 16,876 +4,180
North Carolina 13,372 +1,140
Illinois 12,687 -410
Colorado 11,902 +998
New Jersey 10,544 +2,045
STATE SUBTOTAL 199,166 +24,220
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAY vs. APR
Washington DC 21,611 +4,900
New York 20,481 +2,083
Dallas 14,796 +901
Los Angeles 13,143 -205
Atlanta 12,825 +2,238
San Francisco 11,918 +117
Chicago 10,526 -1,028
Boston 8,999 +1,009
San Jose 8,746 -466
Seattle 8,080 -51
METRO SUBTOTAL 131,125 +9,498
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAY
General Dynamics 47,722
Deloitte 7,722
Accenture 3,743
Humana 3,247
Anthem Blue Cross 2,915
Peraton Corporation 2,470
Wells Fargo 2,437
Fiserv 1,998
Cynet Systems 1,995
Amazon 1,799
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 MAY vs. APR
Florida 19,972 +5,388
Georgia 16,876 +4,180
Virginia 17,659 +3,317
Texas 31,877 +2,934
Maryland 9,253 +2,760
California 47,395 +2,432
New York 16,882 +2,196
New Jersey 10,544 +2,045
Ohio 10,015 +1,622
Michigan 8,211 +1,566
STATE SUBTOTAL 188,684 +28,440
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAY vs. APR
Washington DC 21,611 +4,900
Atlanta 12,825 +2,238
New York 20,481 +2,083
Miami 6,079 +1,806
Philadelphia 7,203 +1,084
Baltimore 5,138 +1,053
Detroit 5,180 +1,026
Boston 8,999 +1,009
Virginia Beach 2,643 +992
Tampa 4,706 +980
METRO SUBTOTAL 94,865 +17,171
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAY
Manufacturing 70,970
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 58,873
Finance and Insurance 31,054
Information 20,244
Retail Trade 9,329
Health Care and Social Assistance 9,097
Public Administration 8,707
Educational Services 5,981
Transportation and Warehousing 3,646
Administrative and Support 3,331

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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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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 MAY vs. APR
California 13,866 +799
Texas 9,595 +940
Florida 6,889 +2,249
Georgia 5,541 +1,589
Virginia 4,701 +1,538
New York 4,672 +470
North Carolina 3,846 +638
Illinois 3,846 -130
Colorado 3,396 +117
Pennsylvania 3,312 +433
STATE SUBTOTAL 59,664 +8,643
TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
Software Developers, Applications 36,033 +7,642
IT Support Specialists 9,715 +724
Systems Engineers/Architects 8,382 +2,499
Web Developers 8,160 +1,869
IT Project Managers 6,984 +1,818
Systems Analysts 5,726 +105
Database Administrators 5,186 +1,566
Cybersecurity Analysts 4,833 +766
Network and Systems Administrators 4,385 +993
Quality Assurance Engineers 4,059 +1,441
STATE SUBTOTAL 93,463 +19,423

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EmTech Job Postings % of TotalIT Postings
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TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
California 2,316 +98
Texas 1,246 +170
Virginia 990 +239
New York 893 +154
Florida 742 +271
Georgia 639 +191
Massachusetts 613 +112
Washington 592 -34
Illinois 526 +73
North Carolina 488 +60
STATE SUBTOTAL 9,045 +1,334
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAY
General Dynamics 3,920
Deloitte 902
Stantec, Inc. 461
Accenture 347
Microsoft Corporation 279
Wells Fargo 272
Amazon 216
IBM 192
KPMG 181
Telecoms Com 163
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAY vs. APR
Washington DC 1,318 +339
New York 1,002 +122
San Francisco 637 -70
San Jose 625 -57
Seattle 521 -71
Boston 515 +56
Atlanta 478 +118
Dallas 472 +47
Chicago 448 +29
Los Angeles 431 -38
STATE SUBTOTAL 6,447 +475
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES MAY
Manufacturing 5,066
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,708
Finance and Insurance 1,340
Information 1,028
Educational Services 480
Health Care and Social Assistance 460
Retail Trade 412
Public Administration 225
Wholesale Trade 139
Administrative and Support 118
EMERGING TECH JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
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Artificial intelligence (AI) job and skill citations as
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Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights