From DICE News, January 5, 2009...
With the government prepping to pump a few trillion dollars into the economy, it’s only natural to wonder if any of the cash is going to end up in your pocket. Perhaps. Computerworld talked to a couple of analysts who believe that even if the overall job market is soft in 2009, the federal economic stimulus package may actually add IT positions.
David Foote of Foote Partners, which analyzes IT wages and hiring data, says: “IT jobs are relatively safe in the aftermath of the economic meltdown compared to jobs in general.” While 853,000 U.S. jobs in all industries were lost in October and November, he points out, 9,000 were gained in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics categories of “Computer Systems Design and Related Services” and “Management and Technical Consulting Services.”
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