IT employment increased by 0.11% in January after remaining effectively flat throughout most of 2024, according to TechServe Alliance, the national trade association for the IT & Engineering Staffing and Solutions Industry. On a year-over-year basis, IT employment grew by 0.51%, adding 27,000 jobs. Meanwhile, engineering employment dipped by 0.03% month-over-month and is down 0.01% compared to the same period last year.

“While IT employment was anemic throughout much of 2024, January’s month-over-month uptick is cause for cautious optimism. I’ll be watching the IT employment data released in March and April to see whether these numbers reflect a solid, longer-term trend or are merely an aberration,” said Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. 

“Some of the improvement in prior months reflects the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual revisions, which adjusted the indices,” Roberts added. “Nonetheless, I’m encouraged to see that this month’s IT employment index aligns with what our member companies are telling us: that the environment for IT services appears to be improving.” 

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