COVID-19 Drives IT Sector to Shed Record Number of Jobs in April

112,000 job loss dashes hopes that enterprise IT would be a bright spot in an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic

Janco Associates was quoted in the Wall Street Journal - CIO Journal section of the May 10, 2020 Print Edition and on-line posting.

"... analysis of the BLS's data by consulting firm Janco Associates Inc. put net job losses last month for IT workers at more than 100,000. Victor Janulaitis, the firm's chief executive officer, said many jobless enterprise-tech professionals are having trouble finding contract work."

With additional business reopening and spending from the government, a strong signal the recovery will continue. Hiring of IT Pros is at record pace with 7,900K more IT jobs than at the same time last year.

Historic IT Job Market Size

This is not the original data that was published. It has been updated
with data complied by Janco Associates with data as of December 2021.

Original Wall Street Journal Article May 10, 2020.