The U.S. information technology (IT) sector has added 7,000 new jobs in April, according to CompTIA.
IT services and custom software category added 6,700 jobs in April. IT services and custom software category added some 26,800 jobs through the first four months of 2018.
The unemployment rate for the computer occupations category stands at 1.7 percent.
The computer and electronics manufacturing category added some 900 jobs in April and 6,100 positions in the first four months.
Other information services, including search portals added 1,300 jobs last month.
Data processing, hosting and related services did not create new jobs in April, but added more than 8,000 jobs in the four months.
Telecommunications segment removed 1,900 positions in April, and 8,900 jobs so far in 2018.
Employer job postings for IT occupations declined 14,400 in April, with most of the decline due to a lower number of postings for software developers; down 8,000 from March, but still totaling 68,400 for the month.
Job postings for computer support specialists grew by 1,100 last month, pushing this category to the second most in-demand position employers are seeking to fill, behind only software developers.
