Re: Employment shifts in 2001

How many went back to their old non-IT jobs before they moved into IT during the boom years when IT sucked people from the non-IT sector?

ltiu

DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:

>List - We have discussed the employment situation a lot over the past year,
>and I am still dismayed to hear of Oracle DBAs out of work. I found some
>interesting statistics that put the situation in perspective:
>
> In 2001, there were an estimated 10.4 million IT workers in the U.S.
> In 2001, 2.6 million IT workers were dismissed.
> In 2001, 2.1 million IT workers were hired.
> In 2002, there were an estimated 9.9 million IT workers in the U.S.
>
>This means that 1 in 4 IT professionals were laid off in 2001. Small wonder
>that some of those included DBAs. Of those laid off, 20% were not rehired
>(at least in IT).
>
>These figures are from: http://www2.cio.com/metrics/
>The print magazine had a small summary box that I couldn't find online.
>
>
>Dennis Williams
>DBA
>Lifetouch, Inc.
>dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
>
>

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