Like April before it, the month of May showed mixed results for tech employment in the US.
Technology companies shed an estimated 4,725 jobs — a figure that includes nontechnical workers — in May, according to an analysis of the latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures by IT industry group CompTIA. Job postings for open technology positions also eased off, down to about 234,000 from April’s 300,000, according to a new report from CompTIA.
At the same time, however, the number of technology jobs throughout the economy rose by 45,000, according to the report.
