Unless you've been living in a box, you know tech employment also decreased during the great recession. This article overviews some BLS data on which cities have the most tech jobs and which cities lost the least in 2009. Seattle was at the top of the list in keeping jobs, although tell that to the 5,000 Microsoft workers who were fired.

The report, based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, also showed that the New York metro area remained the largest industry employer, with 317,000 tech workers in 2009, the latest period for which the BLS has combined annual industry and metro area information.

Economic conditions force older workers to make it hard on younger generations -
which will make them cheer the death panels of the New Health World Order (Obamacare)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100409/us_nm/us_usa_economy_employmenttrends

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More adults over age 65 are staying in the work force, which could make it harder for younger workers to find jobs, a private report showed on Friday.

The BLS has issued new report on Silicon valley employment. Bear in mind this report is before this recession.

In 2000 silicon valley had 544,387 techie jobs. By 2004, the California region tech hub had an official drop of 26% to 403,994 high technology jobs.

Now check out the pathetic growth after that. By 2008 the California Bay area had 435,958 technology jobs. That is 20% below the 2000 employment levels.

2002, the year of offshore outsourcing, the area lost 60% of the jobs.

While Americans go without jobs, India's offshore outsourcing business is booming. In Technology companies are aggressively hiring as business prospects improve, we can see just how many American companies are creating jobs....in India.

Accenture will add 8,000 in India this year alone. That’s a 20% increase. Honeywell will also add 1,000 jobs....again, not in the United States, but in India.