With the state’s unemployment rate nearing 9 percent and economists predicting the worst recession in a quarter century, it’s not an easy time to be in the job market. Even in the information-technology industry, in which local employment has stayed fairly strong this year, some workers are feeling anxious.

Despite the current gloom, James Wright, a partner at the West Greenwich IT-recruiting firm Bridge Technical Solutions, remains optimistic about Rhode Island’s burgeoning tech sector. He talked with Providence Business News recently about the current job climate, where growth is still strong, and what trends he sees for the years ahead.

Full Story: Five Questions With: James Wright Source: Providence Business News, October 22nd, 2008 Author: Ted Nesi Added on October 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 am, by Matt Mikula