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."

After the election and proposed secondary shut down there was a loss of 4,900 IT jobs. A strong signal the recovery is at risk.

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 2020

Original Wall Street Journal Article was posted in the English Edition May 10, 2020.