Dive Brief:
- Nearly all of the tech labor market metrics netted positive results in June, bucking some of May’s negative momentum, according to a CompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Thursday.
- IT unemployment dropped to its lowest level yet this year, down to 2.8%, as companies across sectors added 90,000 net new tech pros to their ranks. Almost 212,000 active job postings were added last month, with open positions available across experience levels. Tech companies, however, reduced staffing across job role types by a net 7,256 positions during the month, with the largest share of job losses in tech manufacturing.
- “Tech employment showed surprising strength for the month given recent expectations,” Tim Herbert, chief research officer at CompTIA, said in a release. “The data continues to confirm employer hiring activity across many tech talent domains.”
Dive Insight:
CIOs and their enterprises have adjusted tech hiring efforts this year in response to several factors, including market turmoil and the rise of AI use.
Tech unemployment has ticked up throughout much of 2025, reaching a peak in April at 3.5%. Enterprises like Walmart and tech sector giants such as Microsoft have garnered attention for restructuring plans that have affected a slew of tech workers.
Tech unemployment continues to dip
Percentage of tech unemployment compared to national unemployment rate
The wariness in tech hiring is reflective of broader caution spanning industries and roles as leaders await clearer economic signals, HR Dive reported.
Still, companies are looking to fill critical gaps and tap top talent.
CompTIA found that the demand for AI skills is still growing as job listings in the category jumped 153% year over year in June, but Herbert said, “it’s worth pointing out there is more to tech hiring than AI.”
U.S. businesses were primarily on the hunt for software developers, systems engineers and architects, tech support specialists, cybersecurity pros and network engineers, according to CompTIA.
The business association also found that the largest increases in tech job postings from May to June occurred in Providence, San Antonio, Baltimore and Indianapolis, while traditional tech job powerhouses, including Washington, New York and San Francisco, had the biggest volume of postings overall.
