45 of 46 NC firms are still hiring right now

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – For people looking for work rather to rejoin the workforce, launch a new career or jump to a new job, top employers in the Triangle continue to offer opportunities. But the openings are getting fewer.

Of the 46 firms that WRAL TechWire tracks for the weekly WRAL TechWire Jobs Report, 11 are hiring for more openings than they were a month ago.

And while five companies are hiring for the same number of open jobs as they were on November 7, 2022, 26 companies are hiring for a fewer number of open roles at their organizations.

In total, there are now 3,819 openings at these 46 firms, a decrease of 416 open positions from a month ago after accounting for the open roles at four new firms added to this week’s report.

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Tech sector employment still growing

Even as job openings for tech sector jobs are slowing, tech sector employment as well as workers employed in tech occupations is growing, according to the most recent data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last Friday.

And not all companies are slowing hiring.

In fact, there are some firms with a major presence in the state that continue to hire, said Steven Ostrowski, the senior director of corporate communications at CompTIA in an interview with WRAL TechWire. Firms like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Fidelity, Humana, MetLife, and more continue to hire. That aligns with the national data, said Ostrowski.

"The finance and insurance sector had the second highest total of tech job postings last month, behind only the professional, scientific and technical services sector," he noted. "So far this year tech hiring by finance and insurance companies is up about 35% over last year."