IT Industry Lost 13,900 Jobs in December

After dropping markedly in November by approximately 36,000 jobs or .92, Information Technology employment continued its decline in December, losing an additional 13,900 jobs or .36%.

With the December decline, US IT employment stands at 3,857,200. Despite the drop over the last two months, IT employment was still up year-over-year, continuing to outperform the general employment marketplace.

The IT employment index is published by the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), the national trade association representing IT staffing and solutions firms.