As state officials revealed last week that the jobless rate in San Diego County has surged to 11 percent, recruiter Kanani Masterston was trying to fill more than 20 job openings at local technology companies, ranging from software developers to sales positions.
Despite continuing job losses in blue-collar fields such as manufacturing and construction, Masterson, who heads the technology division in the San Diego office of the TriStaff recruiting firm, said tech companies are ramping up their hiring. This bodes well for a region that prides itself on cutting-edge research.
“Job demand started rising during the second half of last year, and it’s really been accelerating in the past month or two,” Masterson said.
