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Idaho computer software jobs growing again

September 19, 2008/

The Idaho Department of Labor says that high-paying jobs in computer software appear to be growing again after stalling seven years ago during a national recession.

Computer software grew to 3,000 jobs during the 1990s, but the industry stagnated in 2001 as the economy suffered nationwide. Idaho employers shed about 200 of these jobs by 2002.

But a report from the Idaho Department of Labor on Thursday shows that computer software jobs grew to 3,300 in 2007.

Full Story: http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/09/19/ap-state-id/d939d4q01.txt

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