This document summarizes technology employment and job posting trends from March 2021. It finds that hiring for top tech jobs increased 14,600 compared to February, led by gains in software development. The tech sector added 9,700 jobs overall. California, Texas and New York had the most tech job postings, while the largest metro areas were New York, Washington D.C. and Dallas. Artificial intelligence postings accounted for 14.9% of emerging tech jobs. The unemployment rate for IT occupations was 1.9% in March.

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Note: there are certain limitations in using monthly data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not all information technology occupation and industry categories are
available on a monthly basis so this data should be viewed as a proxy. Additionally, there tends to be higher levels of volatility and variance in monthly data, so CompTIA
advises viewing workforce trends over a longer period of time.
HIRING ACTIVITY FOR TOP TECH JOBS MAR vs. FEB
Software developers, applications 93,000 +4,400
IT support specialists 25,800 +3,800
Systems engineers/architects 23,200 +500
Systems analysts 20,000 +3,300
IT project managers 19,900 +2,600
TOP 5 SUBTOTAL 181,900 +14,600
COMPTIA TECH JOBS REPORT
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The tech sector is the largest employer of tech occupations.
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TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS MAR vs. FEB
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,078,600 +3,100
Telecommunications 686,500 -1,200
Data processing, hosting, & related services 353,300 -700
Other info services, including search portals 364,500 +3,000
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,230,300 +5,500
TOTAL 4,713,200 +9,700
TECH SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
TECH OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENT
COMPONENTS OF THE TECH WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
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Monthly analysis of BLS #JobsReport data covering information technology (IT) employment trending
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2. TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
California 43,042 -1,349
Texas 27,978 +4,180
New York 15,028 +2,518
Virginia 14,171 +1,864
Florida 14,098 +2,203
Georgia 13,422 +2,861
Illinois 12,684 -2,124
North Carolina 11,969 -757
Washington 10,828 -643
Colorado 10,043 +470
STATE SUBTOTAL 173,263 +9,223
TOP STATES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP METRO AREAS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAR vs. FEB
New York 19,090 +3,193
Washington, DC 16,896 +761
Dallas 13,336 +1,872
Los Angeles 12,760 +450
San Francisco 11,654 -1,006
Atlanta 11,255 +2,519
Chicago 11,136 -1,442
Seattle 8,982 +468
San Jose 8,971 -63
Boston 7,842 +493
METRO SUBTOTAL 121,922 +7,245
TOP METROS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAR
Deloitte 4,939
Humana 3,473
Amazon 3,325
Facebook 3,043
Microsoft Corporation 2,372
Fiserv 2,296
Accenture 2,189
Travelers 1,936
Icf International 1,878
Northrop Grumman 1,812
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR TECH JOB POSTINGS
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TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
Texas 27,978 +4,180
Georgia 13,422 +2,861
New York 15,028 +2,518
Florida 14,098 +2,203
Ohio 9,154 +2,140
Virginia 14,171 +1,864
New Jersey 9,205 +1,582
Michigan 7,170 +1,045
Arizona 7,998 +1,017
Wisconsin 5,200 +953
STATE SUBTOTAL 123,424 +20,363
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAR vs. FEB
New York 19,090 +3,193
Atlanta 11,255 +2,519
Dallas 13,336 +1,872
Austin 6,202 +1,450
Richmond 2,417 +1,114
Miami 4,295 +942
Columbus 3,315 +856
Phoenix 6,636 +777
Washington, DC 16,896 +761
Minneapolis 5,402 +725
METRO SUBTOTAL 88,844 +14,209
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAR
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 53,289
Finance and Insurance 26,313
Manufacturing 25,617
Information 22,940
Retail Trade 10,010
Public Administration 8,363
Health Care and Social Assistance 7,294
Educational Services 5,036
Transportation and Warehousing 3,354
Administrative and Support 3,116

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TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH TECH JOB POSTINGS TOP TECH POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
Note: not all employer job postings specify whether positions are partial or full remote or work from home (WFH), so there is a degree of uncertainty with the data.
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Note: non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics captures individuals actively looking for work in the
past four weeks. Furloughed workers may have an expectation for returning to their employer and therefore are not actively looking and not counted in
unemployment rate figures.
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TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
California 12,372 +816
Texas 8,597 +2,004
Florida 4,435 +1,017
New York 4,018 +846
Georgia 4,008 +1,108
Illinois 3,766 -593
North Carolina 3,423 -39
Virginia 3,332 +751
Washington 2,938 +1,014
Colorado 2,841 +276
STATE SUBTOTAL 49,730 +7,200
TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
Software Developers, Applications 27,677 +4,464
IT Support Specialists 9,718 +1,650
Web Developers 6,279 +701
Systems Engineers, Architects 5,822 +993
Systems Analysts 5,761 +1,373
IT Project Managers 5,724 +1,380
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,134 +1,255
Information Security Analysts 3,859 +1,185
Database Administrators 3,595 +852
Network and Systems Administrators 3,094 -529
STATE SUBTOTAL 75,663 +13,324

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EmTech Job Postings % of TotalIT Postings
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TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
California 2,497 +156
Texas 1,037 +96
New York 892 +168
Virginia 746 +78
Washington 737 +179
Massachusetts 632 +41
Illinois 617 +88
Georgia 546 +174
North Carolina 538 0
Florida 476 +92
STATE SUBTOTAL 8,718 +1,072
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAR
Facebook 1,125
Applied Materials 880
Microsoft Corporation 717
Deloitte 536
IBM 460
Amazon 413
Accenture 318
Veeva Systems 237
Ernst & Young 234
KPMG 226
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAR vs. FEB
Washington, DC 1,057 +40
New York 1,033 +187
San Francisco 827 +27
San Jose 740 +48
Seattle 670 +150
Chicago 566 +89
Boston 554 +46
Atlanta 484 +168
Los Angeles 479 -22
Dallas 403 -11
STATE SUBTOTAL 6,813 +722
TOP INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR AI JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES MAR
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,602
Information 2,814
Manufacturing 2,169
Finance and Insurance 1,294
Retail Trade 655
Educational Services 471
Health Care and Social Assistance 264
Public Administration 236
Transportation and Warehousing 145
Administrative and Support 95
EMERGING TECH JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
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AI JOB ROLE AND SKILLS POSTINGS
Artificial intelligence (AI) job and skill citations as
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Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights