Software Jobs Go Begging
“America’s New Deficit: The Shortage of Information Technology Workers,” Department of Commerce
- Job growth exceeds the available talent
- 1994-2005: 1 million new information technology workers will be needed
“Help Wanted: The IT Workforce Gap at the Dawn of a New Century,” ITAA
- 190,000 unfilled positions for IT workers nationwide
- Between 1986 and 1994, bachelor degrees in CS fell from 42,195 to 24,200 (43%)
Implications for sustaining the high technology boom in California and the U.S.?