style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Narrow; FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> alt="IT Salary Survey" align=right
src="http://www.itproductivity.org/images/ithiring.gif"> style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> face="Times New Roman"> The number of unemployed IT
professionals, including  systems analysts, has reached 59,000 in the
third quarter, up from 49,000 in the previous quarter.


In 2001, there were 745,000 software engineers. In
2002, that number had fallen to 715,000 but then started to increase until the
third quarter of 2008, when it reached 1.078 million; software engineer
employment now stands at 970,000.


In 2001, there were 734,000 computer scientists and
systems analysts, compared to 745,000 in the most recent quarter — the same
number reported in 2005. The peak employment year in this category was 837,000
in 2008.


While the overall third-quarter unemployment rate
for computer professionals rose from to 6% from 5.4% in the second quarter, the
jobless rate declined for electrical engineers and software engineers, according
to a new analysis of government labor data compiled by the IEEE-USA.


The organization of technical professionals said
that the unemployment rate for electrical engineers fell in the third quarter
from 8.6% to 7.3%, possibly with the help of increasing investments in smart
grid technologies. Unemployment among software engineers in the third quarter
also fell, to 4.7% from 5%.


The most recent employment data for software
engineers is mixed, improving in some areas but declining overall.


While the overall third-quarter unemployment rate
for computer professionals rose from to 6% from 5.4% in the second quarter, the
jobless rate declined for electrical engineers and software engineers, according
to a new analysis of government labor data compiled by the IEEE-USA.


The organization of technical professionals said
that the unemployment rate for electrical engineers fell in the third quarter
from 8.6% to 7.3%, possibly with the help of increasing investments in smart
grid technologies. Unemployment among software engineers in the third quarter
also fell, to 4.7% from 5%.

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