IT Unemployment Rate Soars to 6.7% - by Victor Janulaitis

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IT Unemployment Rate Soars to 6.7%<br>Layoffs, War, and Summer Doldrums Slow Hiring of IT Pros

Victor Janulaitis<br>Aug 07, 2026<br>∙ Paid

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There are now 198,000 unemployed IT professionals - up from 145,000 in June when the unemployment rate was 5.1%.

Part of the increase is associated with layoffs at mega tech corporations that are looking to exit or reduce their footprint in Washington state. That includes Meta and Microsoft.<br>What does that mean for the general IT Job Market in the US?

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