IT Job Postings in Illinois Top 53,000, CompTIA Says

The number of information technology job postings by Illinois employers jumped nearly 90 percent in Q2 over the year-ago period, said a news release Wednesday from CompTIA. Illinois employers posted 53,388 IT job openings, vs. 28,312 in Q2 2014, said the group. The large majority of jobs posted were in the Chicago metropolitan area, it said. Illinois ranks eighth among states in overall tech employment; fourth in the number of tech establishments; and fourth in the number of Q2 IT job postings, CompTIA said.