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Re: Study: Cities Hungry for Tech Workers
Posted by: Walaika Haskins 2008-06-29 07:38:14

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Fifty-one of the country's 60 largest metropolitan areas made gains in tech employment in 2006, the most recent year from which data was available, according to the American Electronics Association, a technology trade group. The report is the first comprehensive survey on the state of high-tech jobs in cities by the AeA since 2000 -- just prior to the dotcom bust. The organization looked at employment, wages, payroll, establishments, employment compensation and wage differentials in the top 60 metropolitan areas in the U.S.

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Posted by: -weaver- 2008-06-29 07:56:12 In reply to: Walaika Haskins

According to the AeA Cyberstates yearly reports, "High Tech" employment experienced job losses of 945,000 in the 2001-2004 recession. Since this drop in employment, the "High Tech" sector has recovered about 300,000 jobs, but during the period in question, a probable 669,681 H-1B and L-1 computer-related workers were added to the workforce.

AeA "High Tech" graph:
http://www.investors.com/images/editimg/tech03040308.gif

More info on estimated 1.5 million displaced "High Tech" workers:
http://immigration-weaver.blogspot.com/2008/04/us-high-tech-employment-since-2001.html