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."

IT Job Market Change - April 2024

IT Job Market shrank by 10,600 jobs in March and 21,200 YTD

Updated with the data from the BLS and Janco Associates Inc as of May 2025. Analysis shows that IT Job Market has shrunk by 120,500 jobs in 2024

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Historic IT Job Market Size - just over 4.04 Million Employed as IT Pros

This is not the original data that was published.
It has been updated with data complied by Janco Associates with data as of May 2025.

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Original Wall Street Journal Article May 10, 2020.