IT employment increased by 0.11% in January after remaining effectively flat throughout most of 2024, according to TechServe Alliance, the national trade association for the IT & Engineering Staffing and Solutions Industry. On a year-over-year basis, IT employment grew by 0.51%, adding 27,000 jobs. Meanwhile, engineering employment dipped by 0.03% month-over-month and is down 0.01% compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile IT employment was anemic throughout much of 2024, January\u2019s month-over-month uptick is cause for cautious optimism. I\u2019ll be watching the IT employment data released in March and April to see whether these numbers reflect a solid, longer-term trend or are merely an aberration,\u201d said Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome of the improvement in prior months reflects the Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 annual revisions, which adjusted the indices,\u201d Roberts added. \u201cNonetheless, I\u2019m encouraged to see that this month\u2019s IT employment index aligns with what our member companies are telling us: that the environment for IT services appears to be improving.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n