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."

YTD IT Job Market growth

IT Job market growth continues in spite of inflation and high energy costs. Hiring of IT Pros is at record pace with 45.7K more IT jobs than at the same time last year.

Historic IT Job Market Size

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 August 2022.

Original Wall Street Journal Article May 10, 2020.