Job growth in the technical manufacturing sector may be on the upswing. Though some firms are facing job cuts, others, in response to increased customer requests for hardware, software, and consulting services, are adding jobs. Last month, tech manufacturing employment rose for the fourth month in a row following a loss of more than 500,000 jobs over the past three years.
See "Tech companies kick up hiring as spending grows", Jim Hopkins, USA Today, May 13, 2004