Unemployment among IT pros jumped to 5.2 percent last year, up from 2.5 percent in 2008. Unemployment for all workers ages 16 years and over averaged 8.6 percent, climbing to 10 percent for November and December. Employers must retain a higher number of tech professionals than in the past to keep IT systems running. IT security expert: “Hiring will not pick up in any big way for the IT industry as a whole until late in the year, and more likely 2011″”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/recession-rocks-profession-a-2066