The number of software and IT jobs created in California has increased steadily since January of this year, according to data compiled by Silicon Valley firm NimbleCatTM, the company announced today. The Washington, DC metropolitan area also showed a substantial increase in new high-tech jobs. The full report can be downloaded from the company’s web site. Also, the text of our latest press release follows this message.
California, according to the company’s analysis of technology jobs posted to major Internet job boards, continues to lead the nation in creating new high-tech jobs, despite the continuing repercussions of the dot-com bust. The state accounted for nearly 28 percent of employment openings in the high-tech sector in September, increasing from the 21 percent share it held in January.
Washington, DC had the second-highest number of new IT and software jobs during the same period, according to NimbleCat’s study, with 8 percent of new IT jobs in September. New York followed closely with 7.1 percent. Other states that demonstrated notable high-tech job growth were New Jersey with 6.4 percent, Texas with 5.8 percent, and Massachusetts with 5.7 percent. The company’s analysis showed that the high-tech job growth in most other states has remained flat or negligible during the same time.
NimbleCat founder and CEO Sunil Mehta stated, Although our analysis shows the highest IT job growth in California, we all know the Golden State frequently leads the nation in trends. This is a possible indicator of good news for high-tech job growth throughout the country as a whole. Mehta added, With all the negative news we hear during an election season, we are happy to be able to provide some very positive news on the economic front. Since our company was created specifically to help qualified IT professionals find jobs they’re best-suited for, we also hope this will come as welcome news to our users and encourage other job seekers to sign up with our free service.
NimbleCat, a privately held company in Fremont, California, was founded by a team of engineering and recruitment professionals to solve the problem of matching the right person with the right job. Having experienced how difficult and time-consuming it is to connect quality professionals with the jobs that they are best suited for, NimbleCat’s founders have created the first job-routing network (JRN) to connect highly qualified job seekers with the best jobs, and employers with the most qualified candidates. The company’s service is free of charge to job seekers. NimbleCat may be found on the Web at
Number of New US Software, IT Jobs Highest in California, Washington DC
The number of software and IT jobs created in California has increased steadily since January of this year
