The internet and cell phones have infiltrated every cranny of American workplaces, and digital technology has transformed vast numbers of American jobs. Work done in the most sophisticated scientific enterprises, entirely new technology businesses, the extensive array of knowledge and media endeavors, the places where crops are grown, the factory floor, and even mom-and-pop stores … Continue reading
Over the last 12 months, the tech industry added 60,000 jobs, and 36,000 — or 60% — of those positions went to women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Usually, men make up 70% to 80% of the new hires, but according to the BLS, the tide seems to have turned in the last … Continue reading
A report issued by the TechAmerica Foundation analyzed the U.S. tech job market in the first half of the year and found a modest bump of 103,000 jobs from January through June 2013. The report comes fast on the heels of freshly sparked discussion about the STEM crisis or whether there’s a domestic shortfall in … Continue reading
US – It’s well known that technology is a young man’s game. Still, it is surprising to see just how young Continue reading
Planned layoffs that will impact 30,000 workers at computer giant Hewlett-Packard helped push job cuts announced by technology-sector firms to their highest level in three years, according to a report on tech-sector downsizing released Monday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Technology firms, including those in computer, electronics, and telecommunications, combined to … Continue reading