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According to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses NACCB, IT employment reached an all-time high of 3,907,800 in June 2008. Additionally, IT has grown by almost 90,000 jobs compared to the overall employment market that has lost 438,000 jobs. “In light of deteriorating conditions in the general employment market, I am heartened by the continued resilience of IT employment,” said Mark Roberts, NACCB’s chief executive officer, in a press release. A full report is available here
According to this article, the demand for people with computer science skills is at an all-time high. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that the number of computer-related jobs has surpassed the previous peak in 2000.
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Based on statistics from the U.S Department of Labor, computer-related jobs are projected to increase significantly. For example, jobs in Network systems (15-1081, 15-10871), Computer software engineers (15-1031, 15-1032), Database Administrators (15-1061), and Computer systems analysts (15-1051) are expected to increase (31.4-54.5%) with very high (VH) annual earnings of at least $43,605 over 2004-2014 projections.
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