# US computer systems design employment peaked at 2,483,500 in March 2023 and has fallen about 5% since, to 2,362,700 in August 2026

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20260801-it-support-specialist-1
Date: 2026-08-01 · Stage: Labour impact
Can this record move a task judgement? yes
Occupation: https://flyvolo.ai/en/careers/it-support-specialist

## Scope

NAICS 5415, computer systems design and related services, all employees, seasonally adjusted. The turn is March 2023 and the decline is steady rather than sharp. Two limits decide how much weight this can carry for this occupation. The industry contains software development, consulting and managed services as well as support desks, and cannot separate them — so this is not a support-specific measurement. And most people doing IT support are employed inside a bank, a hospital or a factory rather than by an IT services firm, and every one of them is counted in that employer's industry instead. The series sees the outsourced half of this occupation and not the larger in-house half.

## Source

- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CES series CES6054150001 (computer systems design and related services) — https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES6054150001 (primary source)

## What this means

The industry that sells outsourced IT turned in March 2023 and has drifted down about 5% since. That is the clearest labour signal available for this occupation, and it points the same way as the page's own argument about the repeat ticket — but it arrives with a serious qualification, because it sees only the outsourced half of the job.

## What it does not show yet

Most people doing IT support are employed inside a bank, a hospital or a factory, and every one of them is counted in that employer's industry. The series also contains software development and consulting and cannot separate them, so it is not a support-specific measurement and should not be quoted as one.

## How to verify it yourself

Find out whether your own desk is in-house or contracted. If it is contracted, this series is about you; if it is in-house, it is about your employer's alternative to you, which is a different and sharper thing to know.


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