The number of U.S. workers in information-technology occupations grew from about 450,000 in 1970 to 4.6 million in 2014.

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"The number of U.S. workers in information-technology occupations grew from about 450,000 in 1970 to 4.6 million in 2014."

The Census Bureau reports roughly tenfold growth in U.S. IT employment between 1970 and 2014.

Source title Occupations in Information Technology

Source authors U.S. Census Bureau

Source year 2016

Confidence high

Importance high