Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – June 2021

IT and Technology Jobs Report June 2021 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* June 2021: 2.2% May 2021: 2.4% June 2020 (last year): 4.3% Total IT and Tech Jobs* June 2021: 5,596,000 May 2021: 5.608,000 June 2020 (last year): 5,990,000 US Economy Jobs Added June 2021: 850,000 May 2021: 559,000 June 2020 (last year): 4,846,000 US Unemployment Rate June 2021: 5.9% May 2021: 5.8% June 2020 (last year):  11.2% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics "Small businesses are encouraged by vaccine distribution. 72% of SMBs are expecting increased revenues in the next 12 months" Source: Vistage SMB CEO Survey  

By |July 5th, 2021|IT Jobs Report|0 Comments
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Monthly IT and Technology Jobs Report – May 2021

IT and Technology Jobs Report May 2020 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* May 2020: 3.7% April 2020: 4.3% May 2019 (last year): 1.3% Total IT and Tech Jobs* May 2020: 5,763,000 April 2020: 5,735,000 May 2019 (last year): 5,308,000 US Economy Jobs Added May 2020: 2,509,000 April 2020: (20,500,000) May 2019 (last year): 85,000 US Unemployment Rate May 2020: 13.3% April 2020: 14.7% May 2019 (last year): 3.6% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics “Over 30 days, we saw 15 years’ worth of human behavior change.” Source: Vistage SMB CEO Survey  

By |June 23rd, 2021|Houston IT Market, IT Jobs Report|0 Comments
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Part-Time CIOs Can Help With Digital Transformations

2020 provided us with many business lessons. A top one is to rethink how you use technology. The companies that saw more revenue and greater market share all had technology as a central component. Larger companies with extended IT departments and the pockets to pay McKinsey consultants are rethinking how they are using technology. They are looking to monetize data or use IT to expand services. But what can the midsized or smaller companies do? What if your IT department is only 10 people and they have full workloads? Those big-name consulting firms do not return your call unless you [...]

By |June 1st, 2021|CIO/CTO, Technology Spotlight|0 Comments
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How Low-Code Tools Can Help Your Digital Transformation

Companies are heavily investing in digital transformation projects. It is hard to read an article that doesn't tell you that your company needs to digitally transform. While it is obvious that all companies need to do this, there is an open question about what to do. Switching to Agile methodologies and moving your servers to the cloud are common things companies are doing. But these activities are not going to make a difference this quarter or the next. Agile requires a cultural shift in your company. Have you ever seen what happens the first time you ask a developer for [...]

By |May 25th, 2021|CIO/CTO, Technology Spotlight|0 Comments
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We Need To Solve The Technology Talent Problem

We have a technology problem in the U.S. There are over 500,000 open IT and software jobs in the U.S. right now. That number is only going to grow. How do we fill the current job openings and train people for the upcoming demand? The Problem Code.org estimates we are at 500,000 open IT jobs right now. In another Forbes article, we wrote how the number of IT and software jobs will double in 10 years. Even during April, one of the worst months of Covid, the unemployment rate for IT people only went to 4.3%. Compare that to the [...]

By |May 24th, 2021|Hiring IT Talent, Tech Talent Gap, Technology Talent Problem|0 Comments
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