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Jobs in IT, engineering/architecture, and accounting/finance represent nearly 50% of all employment postings-according to a study by the 4Jobs.com Career Network, an online network that powers over 6,000 employment sites. 4Jobs.com Career Network's partners include Phillyjobs.com, WestPalmBeach.com and JobBankUSA.com. IT jobs represent nearly 20% of the online job posting market, engineering/architecture positions constituting 17%, and accounting/finance job postings totaling 10%, according to statistics based upon traffic to the 4Jobs.com's website during Q1 of 2005. Statistics are based upon information collected over a six month period, based on a quarterly breakdown. Here are some more results from the 4Jobs.com Career Trends Q1 2005 Study: * IT is the dominant sector for both online employment postings and resume postings. * As a percentage of healthcare and medical job postings continue to decline, the percentage of resume postings in those areas showed increased growth. * Merchandising, purchasing and retail declined sharply in the first quarter of 2005. * Washington D.C., Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and California have the largest percentage of online employment postings per capita over the last three quarters. * Nevada ranked tops for healthcare and medical jobs, while Idaho ranked #1 in construction, social services, insurance and repair. * Internet job searching peaked on Mondays between 1 - 2 p.m. EST, with Sunday peak activity occurred at 8 p.m. EST. *A breakdown of statistics/trends per state and per job sector are available. "While technology continues to thrive, engineering/architecture job postings have shown a sharp jump from the third quarter of 2004-increasing from nearly 7% of all job postings to 17% in the first quarter of 2005, " said Richard Milgram, CEO of the 4Jobs.com Career Network. "The 4Jobs.com Career Network quarterly study is dedicated to tapping into the freshest trends within the online recruiting industry."