Where the tech workers are (map)
Maryland has the highest concentration of technical workers of any state in the U.S., while Mississippi has the lowest, according to data from the annual American Community Survey (ACS) released this fall.
The term "technical workers" counts those employed in a computer, engineering or science job as a portion of the overall adult civilian workforce.
Other states with high portions of tech workers after Maryland at 8.6% are: Virginia 8.0%, Washington state 7.5%, Massachusetts 7.3% and Colorado 7.0%. The U.S. average is 5.2%. Washington, D.C., came in at 9.6% with a 1.0% margin of error. Read more...
U.S. tech employment nears its all-time high
The U.S. government's report today that the unemployment rate is down and hiring is up showed some good news for tech workers as well.
The tech industry added 7,100 jobs last month, an increase of .17 percent from the previous month, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the TechServe Alliance, an industry group that tracks labor data month to month.
This brings the overall employment number for the industry to 4.068 million, which represents a year over year gain of 2.1 percent. Tech industry employment is nearing the all-time high of 4.088 million, which was set in June, 2008, according to TechServe. The government counts employees working high technology industries as tech workers. Someone working in IT at a food manufacturing company, for instance, may not be counted as a tech worker. Read more...