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03/31/09
Good News for the Illinois Technology Sector
According to TechAmerica’s 12th Annual Cyberstates study released today, Illinois ranks seventh in cyber sophistication. In an article in the Chicago Sun-Times, Sandra Guy writes:
Despite Motorola’s thousands of layoffs, Illinois’ high-tech industry managed to add 2,400 jobs in 2007, pushing the state to No. 7 from No. 8 in cyber sophistication among the 50 states, according to a study being released today.
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Illinois’ tech industry employed 211,800 with a total payroll of $16.6 billion in 2007, the latest data available [...]
The study also showed that the technology industry is resilient in comparison to the U.S. economy as a whole, sustaining only a .6 percent drop in employment the last quarter of 2008, while total private sector employment experienced a 1.3 percent drop.
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