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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Note: there are certain limitations in using monthly data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not all information technology occupation and industry categories are
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 SEPT vs. AUG
Software developers, applications 88,900 -7,900
Other (e.g. emerging tech, data, etc.) 82,900 -4,200
IT support specialists 27,000 -400
Systems analysts 18,400 -1,600
Web developers 16,200 -4,200
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 233,400 -18,300
COMPTIA TECH JOBS REPORT
TECH SECTOR
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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 SEPT vs. AUG
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,089,300 +2,000
Telecommunications 672,900 -1,100
Data processing, hosting, & related services 385,800 +6,300
Other info services, including search portals 384,800 +2,700
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,278,200 +8,800
TOTAL 4,811,000 +18,700
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 SEPT vs. AUG
California 37,209 -4,645
Texas 30,210 -3,621
New York 14,752 -1,395
Virginia 13,614 -1,492
Florida 13,317 -3,089
Illinois 12,620 -1,009
North Carolina 11,394 -278
Georgia 11,202 -1,332
Massachusetts 9,670 -3,394
Washington 9,643 -865
STATE SUBTOTAL 163,631 -21,120
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS SEPT vs. AUG
New York 18,895 -1,584
Washington DC 16,693 -539
Dallas 14,892 -2,078
Los Angeles 11,589 -705
Chicago 11,079 -1,017
San Francisco 9,804 -1,794
Atlanta 9,530 -1,450
Boston 8,754 -1,508
Seattle 7,965 -681
San Jose 7,156 -1,026
METRO SUBTOTAL 116,357 -12,382
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS SEPT
General Dynamics 7,942
Deloitte 5,552
Microsoft Corporation 4,037
Amazon 3,303
Revature 3,267
Humana 3,094
Change Healthcare 2,060
Salesforce 1,847
Cynet Systems 1,820
Wells Fargo 1,550
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
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TOP 10 STATES SEPT vs. AUG
Arkansas 2,083 +942
North Dakota 1,057 +497
Mississippi 1,130 +354
Oklahoma 2,207 +341
District of Columbia 4,750 +286
Kansas 2,438 +249
New Hampshire 1,148 +183
Montana 655 +170
Rhode Island 1,035 +167
South Carolina 2,275 +155
STATE SUBTOTAL 18,778 +3,344
TOP 10 METRO AREAS SEPT vs. AUG
Fayetteville 816 +515
Boise City 1,625 +383
Little Rock 895 +266
Jackson 640 +173
Durham 1,448 +155
Providence 1,081 +152
Knoxville 535 +136
Salt Lake City 2,208 +129
Olympia 587 +124
Oklahoma City 1,209 +118
METRO SUBTOTAL 11,044 +2,151
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES SEPT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 47,630
Manufacturing 29,966
Finance and Insurance 28,549
Information 20,985
Retail Trade 10,944
Public Administration 7,989
Health Care and Social Assistance 7,494
Educational Services 5,791
Transportation and Warehousing 3,378
Administrative and Support 2,978

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Tech Occupation Rate National Rate
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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 SEPT vs. AUG
California 10,804 -448
Texas 9,127 -453
New York 4,116 -101
Illinois 3,867 -336
Florida 3,823 -323
Georgia 3,324 -263
North Carolina 3,120 +22
Virginia 3,099 -47
Massachusetts 2,907 -586
Colorado 2,841 +54
STATE SUBTOTAL 47,028 -2,481
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS SEPT vs. AUG
Software Developers, Applications 27,466 -879
IT Support Specialists 8,362 -216
Web Developers 6,045 +10
Systems Engineers/Architects 5,897 -1,793
IT Project Managers 5,112 +526
Systems Analysts 5,006 +342
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,234 +47
Information Security Analysts 3,844 +725
Database Administrators 3,529 -312
Network and Systems Administrators 2,864 -834
STATE SUBTOTAL 72,359 -2,384

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EmTech Job Postings % of TotalIT Postings
TOP STATES FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES SEPT vs. AUG
California 1,811 -315
Texas 1,095 -17
Virginia 723 +20
New York 695 -72
Massachusetts 587 -108
Washington 573 +89
Florida 512 +63
Illinois 497 +67
North Carolina 407 +35
New Jersey 405 +72
STATE SUBTOTAL 7,305 -166
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS SEPT
Microsoft Corporation 1,113
Deloitte 659
Travelers 380
Amazon 358
Facebook 320
Change Healthcare 231
Accenture 215
KPMG 206
General Motors 179
Capital One 176
TOP 10 METRO AREAS SEPT vs. AUG
Washington DC 939 +49
New York 891 -75
Dallas 596 +81
San Jose 581 -111
San Francisco 575 -15
Boston 554 -30
Seattle 526 +80
Chicago 446 +38
Los Angeles 384 -86
Atlanta 319 -67
STATE SUBTOTAL 5,811 -136
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES SEPT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,496
Information 2,063
Manufacturing 1,305
Finance and Insurance 1,180
Retail Trade 688
Health Care and Social Assistance 400
Educational Services 333
Public Administration 203
Transportation and Warehousing 107
Administrative and Support 83
EMERGING TECH JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
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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