TechAmerica: Florida fourth largest in technology employment

Use of private sector given up by 1.3 percent of spread by all the country in the last quarters of 2008, but the industry of technology seems to hold its clean, particularly in Florida.

The sun state was arranged the quarter - larger in the use of technology by TechAmerica, the group made up last year by fusion of the AEA and the association of technology information of America. The industry of technology lost 38.000 work in 2008, a fall of 0.6 percent which let it remain the head of other industries.

At the same time, the advanced technology industry added 383.000 work during the four last years, including 77.000 work additional Nets in 2008.

Florida employed 280.300 workmen in the industry of technology, representing a book of pay of $19 billion 2007, the year in progress it where the data of state are available. The computing systems of the state conceive and the relative service sector took 4.100 work Nets.

The sector of technology is critical with the economy of Florida,� said Mary Ann Fiala, executive director of TechAmerica Florida, in a release. �The 2008 national data prove that the sector of the technology of America is stronger and more resilient than the total economy, and can better be placed to present a return after the recession if they can connect on the federal package of stimulus, which includes significant investments of infrastructure of technology, to amplify job creation and to facilitate the re-establishment in� Florida.

Florida tested a certain volatility on its market of technology, however, with the use of point recording a loss of 1.700 work Nets, or from approximately 1 percent, in 2007.

While Florida could have the fourth-high many workmen of technology, its field of point is not paid well. The workmen of point gained average wages of $66.900, lined up 31�mes in the nation. However, they was always 72 percent more than the average wages of private sector.

The book of pay of point of Florida, by fine volume, was seventh arranged in the nation, with $18.7 billion, whereas the state lined up third in the establishments of point, with 22.700 2007.

Florida remains initially in the use of formation of computer, with 1.600 work; third in the use of services of communications, with 84.900 work; and thirdly in the use of services of technology, with 59.200 work.