The document provides an analysis of employment trends in the tech sector for August 2021, highlighting changes in job postings for various tech roles compared to July 2021. It shows that total tech sector employment rose by 26,800 positions, with software developers leading the job postings but seeing a slight decline in numbers. Additionally, the document lists the top states and metro areas for tech job postings, along with key employers and industries driving this demand.

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advises viewing workforce trends over a longer period of time.
HIRING ACTIVITY FOR TOP TECH JOBS AUG vs. JULY
Software developers, applications 96,900 -1,400
Other (e.g. emerging tech, data, etc.) 87,400 -2,700
IT support specialists 27,300 -600
Web developers 20,300 +3,800
Systems analysts 20,000 -1,200
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 251,900 -2,100
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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HR, R&D, and related positions.
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS AUG vs. JULY
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,088,000 +1,400
Telecommunications 677,300 +200
Data processing, hosting, & related services 380,200 +11,900
Other info services, including search portals 382,200 +3,500
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,268,900 +9,800
TOTAL 4,796,600 +26,800
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 AUG vs. JULY
California 41,828 -2,856
Texas 33,794 +161
Florida 16,392 +1,973
New York 16,037 +36
Virginia 15,122 +1,838
Illinois 13,629 +154
Massachusetts 13,056 +1,743
Georgia 12,543 +98
North Carolina 11,667 +30
Washington 10,552 +656
STATE SUBTOTAL 184,620 +3,833
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS AUG vs. JULY
New York 20,335 -1,451
Washington DC 17,215 +847
Dallas 16,936 -382
Los Angeles 12,275 -1,337
Chicago 12,066 -110
San Francisco 11,581 -177
Atlanta 10,994 +915
Boston 10,271 +741
Seattle 8,661 +389
San Jose 8,176 -1,126
METRO SUBTOTAL 128,510 -1,691
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS AUG
Deloitte 10,479
Amazon 3,164
Humana 3,030
Anthem Blue Cross 2,765
Accenture 2,006
Wells Fargo 1,610
General Dynamics 1,529
Salesforce 1,463
Microsoft Corporation 1,393
Raytheon 1,385
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
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TOP 10 STATES AUG vs. JULY
Florida 16,392 +1,973
Virginia 15,122 +1,838
Massachusetts 13,056 +1,743
Maryland 7,946 +1,138
Idaho 2,490 +1,005
Michigan 8,976 +944
Indiana 4,295 +908
Washington 10,552 +656
Wisconsin 5,073 +546
Alabama 3,200 +460
STATE SUBTOTAL 87,102 +11,211
TOP 10 METRO AREAS AUG vs. JULY
Jacksonville 2,691 +1,104
Atlanta 10,994 +915
Washington DC 17,215 +847
Baltimore 4,768 +749
Boston 10,271 +741
Springfield 2,031 +735
Coeur d'Alene 813 +689
Detroit 5,811 +671
Indianapolis 2,789 +645
Miami 4,717 +568
METRO SUBTOTAL 62,100 +7,664
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES AUG
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 58,608
Finance and Insurance 32,548
Manufacturing 24,352
Information 19,304
Educational Services 15,718
Retail Trade 10,521
Health Care and Social Assistance 7,300
Public Administration 6,991
Transportation and Warehousing 3,046
Administrative and Support 2,840

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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
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TOP 10 STATES AUG vs. JULY
California 11,259 -246
Texas 9,596 +288
New York 4,228 -91
Illinois 4,222 +151
Florida 4,158 -184
Georgia 3,612 -599
Massachusetts 3,515 +132
Virginia 3,170 +371
North Carolina 3,113 +3
Colorado 2,779 +175
STATE SUBTOTAL 49,652 0
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS AUG vs. JULY
Software Developers, Applications 28,641 -1,522
IT Support Specialists 8,558 -515
Web Developers 7,681 +1,566
Systems Engineers/Architects 6,202 +464
IT Project Managers 4,741 -818
Systems Analysts 4,698 -559
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,337 +595
Database Administrators 3,891 +468
Network and Systems Administrators 3,689 +917
Information Security Analysts 3,112 -170
STATE SUBTOTAL 75,550 +426

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TOP STATES FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES AUG vs. JULY
California 2,123 +101
Texas 1,112 +223
New York 760 +27
Virginia 705 +112
Massachusetts 694 +126
Washington 486 +29
Florida 448 +90
Illinois 432 +22
Georgia 420 +4
North Carolina 373 -57
STATE SUBTOTAL 7,553 +677
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS AUG
Deloitte 973
Applied Materials 403
Amazon 375
Microsoft Corporation 333
Accenture 236
Dell 234
Guidehouse 231
Wells Fargo 205
KPMG 205
Humana 147
TOP 10 METRO AREAS AUG vs. JULY
New York 958 -1
Washington DC 890 +78
San Jose 692 +94
San Francisco 588 -68
Boston 584 +116
Dallas 515 +94
Los Angeles 469 +29
Seattle 447 +25
Chicago 408 +21
Atlanta 387 +15
STATE SUBTOTAL 5,938 +403
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES AUG
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,091
Manufacturing 1,792
Finance and Insurance 1,352
Information 1,038
Retail Trade 621
Public Administration 419
Health Care and Social Assistance 376
Educational Services 373
Administrative and Support 137
Transportation and Warehousing 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
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Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights