Digital media coverage of report includes Fast Company, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Boston Business Journal , Crain's New York Business, Digital Journal, AI Authority, Investor Point, Yahoo! Finance, Benzinga, Built in NY, and BusinessWire. March 2, 2020 -- ON Partners, the experience-driven retained executive search firm, has unveiled the results of its 2019 Digital Jobs Index for the nation’s largest tech centers of Boston, New York City and the Bay Area. Data show that while hiring in the major tech hubs remained strong, it was down from 2018. Key findings include:
“While overall 2019 tech hiring was strong by almost any measure, we saw a noticeable slowdown that began over the summer and continued to the end of the year,” noted John Barrett, partner at ON Partners. “Increasing fears due to the coronavirus are expected to dampen hiring in this year’s first quarter, which is historically the strongest period for new hiring.”
Annual employment change in digital jobs (%):
Approximately 27,500 jobs added for a 11.5% annual gain in 2019. Top 10 companies showing largest annual headcount gains in the Bay Area include:
Other Bay Area companies showing notable gains in headcount in 2019:
Approximately 8,190 jobs added for a 10.0% annual gain in 2019. Top 10 companies showing largest annual headcount gains in New York City include:
Other New York City area companies showing notable gains in headcount in 2019:
Approximately 4,100 jobs added for a 6.0% annual gain in 2019. Top 10 companies showing largest annual headcount gains in Boston include:
Other Boston area companies showing notable gains in headcount in 2019:
To compile the Digital Jobs Index, ON Partners identified the leading 100 software and internet companies in the country’s major tech hubs. When considering a company’s eligibility to be included, ON Partners analyzes the number of local employees in each city, employment growth and importance to the local technology community. The Index represents headcount change in LinkedIn among those companies in each metropolitan area within a 50-mile radius. The Index is current as of December 31, 2019. The Digital Jobs Index tracks headcount growth among the leading 100 software and internet companies in the Bay Area, Boston and New York City. In addition to tracking the overall number of jobs added, the Digital Jobs Index also measures headcount growth driven by the top 10 companies and additional “up and comer” companies. Together, the data provide a barometer of the health of the labor market in the software and internet sectors.
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