In the face of the generally gloomy hiring and financial situation in the US and around the world, the high-tech industry added 78,300 jobs between January and July of 2008, a minuscule but significant 1.3 % rise, for a total of 5.92 million. The increase marks the fourth straight year high-techies added jobs, according to the American Electronics Association's (AeA) which conducted the job study. The AeA survey is compiled from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Survey.
