IT and Technology Jobs Report September 2019 Unemployment Rate for IT and Tech Jobs* September 2019: 2.4% August 2019: 1.5% September 2018 (last year): 2.0% Total IT and Tech Jobs* September 2019: 5,421,000 August 2019: 5,682,000 September 2018 (last year): 5,028,000 US Economy Jobs Added September 2019: 136,000 August 2019: 130,000 September 2018 (last year): 108,000 US Unemployment Rate September 2019: 3.5% August 2019: 3.7% September 2018 (last year):  3.7% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate has not stayed below 4% this long since 1969. Source: Vistage CEO Survey