TechSTL Releases 2024 Tech Jobs Report

TechSTL released our 2024 Tech Jobs Report for the St. Louis Metro and you can download it now: https://techstl.com/reports/

“Demand for tech-focused jobs in the St. Louis area grew by a modest 1.5% between 2023 and 2024, according to an annual report released this week by TechSTL, the local tech council.

The report measures the number of job postings in the past year for 55 tech occupations, which totaled 39,432 for the St. Louis region.

These numbers are different from labor market statistics on employment, which can lag by several months, said TechSTL Executive Director Emily Hemingway. The number of job postings can telegraph the demand companies have for specific tech occupations, she said.

“The trends we’re able to put out in this report are incredibly valuable because they are the emerging trends,” Hemingway said. “They’re allowing our employers to really tell us where the market is going. How is their demand [for certain roles] changing based upon the changing of technology?”

This kind of data can help TechSTL and other entities identify which kinds of training opportunities must be developed to keep pace with what employers are seeking, she added.

The slight uptick in job postings from 2023 to 2024 follows a precipitous drop in tech job postings from 2022 to 2023 and is a reason to be optimistic, said Hemingway. Between November and December last year, St. Louis was sixth in the country for new job listings, she added.

“By comparison, we’re actually doing pretty good,” Hemingway said. “We’re on par with what the rest of the country is seeing.”

NPR shared the news with this recent article, written by Eric D. Schmid: https://lnkd.in/ggA6U2mm