The US IT jobs market has been experiencing a slowdown, with downward revisions to May and June’s Bureau of Labor Statistics data revealing that job growth was not as robust as initially thought. According to the BLS, most of the reported job growth in these months was incorrect, with May needing to be revised down by 125,000 jobs and June by even more.
The IT management consulting firm Janco attributed the revisions to “poor data capture” and said that the actual YTD (year-to-date) loss for IT jobs is 26,500. This number surpasses the 6,200-job shortfall at the same point in 2024. The revised data has cast doubt on the health of the IT job market.
The BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer was fired by US President Trump shortly after the report’s publication, with allegations that the agency had rigged the data to make him look weak. Janco plans to diversify its data sources due to the massive revisions.
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an IT-sector unemployment rate of 5.5 percent in July, well above the national rate of 4.2 percent. The broader tech occupation unemployment rate was just 2.9 percent, as reported by CompTIA. However, despite the overall slowdown, some roles such as developers and cybersecurity specialists are still in demand.
CompTIA noted that while staffing reductions were made in IT, there is growing evidence of job growth in the AI space. The certification firm’s AI Hiring Index shows relatively higher growth in hiring demand for positions requiring AI skills to perform effectively in a role.
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/it_job_market_july