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March 2012 – The IT job market in Connecticut continues to disappoint. In February, labor demand for IT specialists increased just 2.6%, too little for the season. If the number of job openings does not increase significantly over the next 60 days, IT workers may face another slow year in the state. The Department of Labor (DOL) reported that Connecticut has lost 4,090 IT jobs from 2007 to 2010, a drop of 7.9%. Nationwide, IT jobs increased 116,040 (3.5%) at the same time. Fr

February 2012 – Demand for IT specialists picked up in January. This is not surprising as employers increase their job postings during the first quarter. More important will be the growth during the first three to four months as it will indicate what to expect for the year. Looking back demand has not reached 1,000 IT job openings since 2008. An important part of the problem seems to be that IT intensive industries like Financial Services, Banking and Insurance are still nega

January 2012 - The year 2011 finished with a further reduction in labor demand for IT professionals in Connecticut. The number of posted job openings declined 3.9% in December as compared  to November. Year-over-year demand for IT professionals was down 11% in December. Compared to peak demand in June 2006 job postings are down 69.1%. While other states have recovered better, demand for IT workers in the state has not come back yet. The bright light among sectors hiring IT st

December 2011 - The IT job market in Connecticut remained unchanged in November compared to October. Employers offered 760 job opportunities for technology specialists. Labor demand remains sluggish while the economy expands slowly. For December we expect a seasonal reduction in job openings which should not worry job seekers too much. Employers keep hiring throughout the holiday season drawing for collected resumes and established contacts. … Read the Full Report:Download Sk

November 2011 - Demand for IT specialists in Connecticut continues to disappoint.  In October, the number of IT job openings declined 10.6%, leaving job seekers with 760 opportunities (estimate).  This is the lowest demand since March 2010. All industry sectors retreated except Pharmaceuticals where we found a small improvement… Read the Full Report:Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report November 2011 View Archive of Connecticut IT Jobs Trends Reports Click here for a rang

October 2011 – The job market for IT specialists in Connecticut continues to deteriorate. While in August the situation seemed to improve a bit, in September employers were less confident about their need for more staff. This has been a trend since May and we expect the IT job market to soften further. Nevertheless, IT occupations remain higher in demand than many others because they enable employers to improve their business processes. Industries with less demand in Septembe

Like last month, job openings in the sectors Healthcare, Financial Services, IT Services and Hi Tech increased. A few opportunities were lost in the Insurance Sector… Read the Full Report:  Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report September 2011 View Archive of Connecticut IT Jobs Trends Reports Click here for a range of data and articles on the economic outlook for Connecticut; and the New England Region, prepared by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics See the data for unempl

July 2011 – This recovery is a bumpy ride. After a good start Read the full report: Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report July 2011 View Archive of Connecticut IT Jobs Trends Reports Click here for a range of data and articles on the economic outlook for Connecticut;and the New England region, prepared by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. See the data for unemployment among all New England states. #ctc #itjobs #skillproof

Read the full report:  Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report June 2011 View Archive of Connecticut IT Jobs Trends Reports Click here for a range of data and articles on the economic outlook for Connecticut and the New England region, prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. See the data for unemployment among all New England states. #connecticut #IT #jobs #skillproof

All neighboring IT labor markets improved in February. In Massachusetts we counted a daily average of 4,860 opportunities (up 5.4%) and in the New York Metro area 9,550 opportunities (up 10.3%). These are great improvements over the previous months which should lead to some substantial hiring. The national average of IT job openings increased 5.3% in February. Hands-on technology occupations are the ones employers are currently looking for in Connecticut. Demand improved for

We finally saw an uptick in the IT job market in June.  Employers posted 5.4% more IT job opportunities in June compared to May.  While this may sound like good news, this increase is not as drastic as expected considering the economy has recently seen signs of improvement.  There is always the possibility that this is merely evidence of a slow early-summer season, which is fairly typical, or employers are facing new economic concerns, causing a slow paced IT job market. Down