Local Market Reports

Learn about the tech job market in your area. We compile new local market reports each month, updating them on a regular basis to report on 20 of the top cities in the U.S.

March 2009

New! Dallas

Though hit with layoffs, Dallas has pockets of IT demand in telecommunications, utilities, and manufacturing. (03/09)

New! Raleigh

Help desk, Java developers, SAP analysts still needed in Raleigh. (03/09)

  • Atlanta

    While last year produced a higher number of employment opportunities, this year's focus has shifted to quality. (10/08)

Austin

Austin's Tech Sector Shows Resilience in Tough Times. (9/08)

Baltimore

Help Desk Support, .NET and Server Virtualization Skills in Demand in Baltimore. (12/08)

Boston

Firms are still interviewing, but many are gun-shy of making actual hires. (11/08)

Chicago

Chicago Takes Steps to Look More Like a High-Tech Hub (9/08)

Dallas

Diversified Economy Keeps Dallas IT Sector Steady (1/08)

Denver

Denver IT Hiring Is Poised for an Uptick (1/08)

Detroit

For years, the tech sector had been regarded as a bright spot in the state's dismal economy, but many IT jobs have been lost during the last 12 months. (02/09)

Houston

Look to Software to Find Possibilities in Houston (1/08)

Los Angeles

In L.A., Opportunities in Healthcare, Emerging Technologies. (12/08)

Minneapolis

Minneapolis Maintains Vibrant Tech Sector (1/08)

New York

Crash takes a bite out of the Big Apple's IT job sector. (10/08)

Philadelphia

Contractors Sought as Philly Employers Grow Cautious (1/09)

Phoenix

Phoenix Hiring Seen Slowing in Early 2008 (1/08)

Raleigh

Raleigh Enjoys a Hiring Surge (1/08)

San Diego

Hiring Freezes Hit San Diego, But Firms Seek Applications Developers (1/09)

Silicon Valley

High unemployment rates in Silicon Valley and California as a whole indicate tough times for technology job hunters.(02/09

St. Louis

With jobs in aerospace - and even brewing - under pressure, local leaders hope tech can make a positive impact.(11/08)

Seattle

Seattle Is Still Strong in Web Development (1/08)

Washington, D.C.

There are jobs - but more competition - for tech candidates in the nation's capital. (02/09)

>> See our earlier reports here.

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