unemployment rate

O'Reilly: "The economic news today was good: the U.S. unemployment rate is down to 8.9% and hiring is up in the private sector.

For those who are looking for an IT position right now there is one thing the improving economy won't help: the sad state of technical recruiting today."

Datamation: "Sure, IT pay in 2009 is looking anemic. Based on data from Janco Associates (see chart below) the average paycheck slipped a fraction of one percent from 2008.

That’s not great, but hey, it’s not terrible. Given the constant dark headlines – and an unemployment rate marching toward double digits – it could be worse."