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If the latest jobs data could sing, the song would be “Summertime Blues.”
Even the red-hot information technology sector is taking a hit in this apparent mid-year economic slump – across the entire continent, no less. Look no further than the 2012 Mid-Year Salary Survey by Janco Associates and eJobDescription.com, which found soft hiring and salaries for most IT positions and most North American metropolitan areas.
Bruce Shutan is an Employee Benefit News contributing writer based in Portland, Oregon.
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