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Study: Texas snagging bigger share of tech jobs

Glad to hear it. ;-)

Ed Frauenheim writes in C|Net News:

The Lonestar State has gained ground on the Golden State when it comes to new tech jobs.

That's the conclusion of a study scheduled to be published Tuesday by job search service NimbleCat. NimbleCat's research on new software and IT jobs posted to major Internet job boards found that Texas' share rose from 6.3 percent in June to 6.5 percent in July. California's share edged down from 29.8 percent to 29.7 percent.

California remained the top state in terms of tech job creation in July, followed by Texas and New Jersey, which accounted for 5.8 percent of the new tech jobs tracked by NimbleCat.

Over the past year, New Jersey's share has fallen from 6.8 percent, while Texas' has risen from 6.2 percent. California's share has grown from 25.7 percent in July of 2004.

posted by Fergie @ 8/08/2005 12:33:00 PM