U.S. Tech Industry Adds 118,500 Jobs
in First Half of 2007
All Four High-Tech
Sectors Are Adding Jobs, Including Technology Manufacturing
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- The U.S. high-tech industry employed 5.9 million
people as of June 2007, the highest level since 2002.
- The tech industry added nearly 118,500 jobs in
the first half of 2007, slightly behind pace of the 143,000 jobs
added in the same period in 2006.
- Nonetheless, January to June 2007 tech job growth
lagged that of the U.S. private sector, 2.0 percent compared to 3.3
percent.
- High-tech manufacturing added jobs for the second
consecutive year, 1,800 in the last six months.
- The high-tech services sectors added 116,600 U.S.
jobs in the last six months, a rise of 2.6 percent.
- Within the high-tech services sectors employment
growth was led by engineering and tech services (+52,600), followed
by software services, (+51,100), followed by communications services
(+12,900).
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