Austin's Technology Job Market Still Strong

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Posted by Realty Austin on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 4:41pm.

Even though tech-related jobs in Austin took a sharp turn for the worst this past year, Austin is still one of the best job markets in the U.S. to find employment opportunities in the technology industry. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Central Texas lost 12% of employed technology workers to layoffs in 2009 as compared to 2008. While Central Texas lost 1/8 of its employed tech workers, Indiana-based Dice, Inc. reports that Austin has the second highest percentage of tech-related job postings in the country, trailing right behind Charolette, North Carolina.


Read more about how Austin's technology industry is fairing here.

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