Commercial Staffing Hours inched up for the week ending 5/11 according to the SIA/Bullhorn index. However, Professional Staffing declined by .4% from the prior week and is 12% below the same time last year.
IT unemployment remains low, but various sources report new Computer Science Graduates are having difficulty finding work. I see lots of entry level resumes for recent graduates and post-grads, but not a lot of hiring going on.
If you want to hire IT Recruiters, there are a number of very good candidates out of work.