Metro Grand Rapids jobs in information technology predicted to rise

Over the next six months, 53 percent of computer consultants expect to increase their staff. The hiring in West Michigan is likely the result of pent-up demand from companies that put off hiring during the recession or are now beginning to bring back positions after a prior downsizing.

According to excerpts from the story:

Overall, 26 percent of the West Michigan companies surveyed by the Holland-based Paragon Recruiting said they planned to increase their I.T. staffs during the next six months. Sixty-nine percent of respondents planned to maintain I.T. staffs at present levels and just 5 percent said they would reduce staffing.

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