Tech Job Losses Not As Bad As Other Sectors

The industry of technology was more resilient than the large Plus US economy, according to a report/ratio released Tuesday.

TechAmerica 'annual report of S 12th Cyberstates showed one 0.6% sequential immersion in use 2008 of technology of the fourth quarters, compared with a decline of 1.3% in all work of private sector. The report/ratio comprises national data of the office of the United States of the statistics of work per 2008. It provides breakdowns of state-by-state per 2007.

The advanced technology industry added 382.900 work to the United States in four last years, with 77.000 of the new jobs created in 2008, according to the report/ratio. That 's to the bottom slightly of 79.600 new work counted in 2007 and 139.000 new work in 2006. In a general way, industry has 5.9 million workmen of the United States, according to the report/ratio of Cyberstates.

With marked last year the fifth consecutive year of the profits in the services of software and the services of technology and technology, industry 'the strongest sectors of S two, according to the report/ratio. The services of software took last year 86.200 new work, whereas the services of construction and technology gained 26.600 new work.

Advanced technology industry of the United States continued to add work in 2008; however, the future growth is clearly compromised because of the current deceleration of the economic activity and of the volatility of the total financial markets, of Christopher says Hansen, President de TechAmerica, in a Tuesday report/ratio. While we record losses in the fourth quarters, our industry escaped from the difficulty better than the majority, and the results of our report/ratio indicate that the industry of technology is well placed to help to carry out America 'the economic revival of S.

However, lost work of some segments. The industry of semiconductor lost last year 10.900 work, whereas the departments of communication lost 12.700 positions.

The report/ratio showed the tested clear growth of work 39 by states of technology in 2007, with the greatest profits Texas (14.700), Georgia (13.100), in Washington (11.300), North Carolina (5.500), and Virginia (5.300). Virginia also had the concentration most raised workmen of technology during the fourth year in a line. For each 1.000 employees of private sector in this state, 92 of them work in the industry of technology.

In 2007, California lined up highest for the number of work of technology, with 942.700. Texas had 474.100, whereas New York counted 304.200. Florida lined up fourth, with 280.300 work of technology, and Virginia had 276.100 work of technology.