The National Journal reports that the tech industry added more than 30,000 jobs in the first half of 2010, continuing a trend of broadband powered industries being the least affected by the recession and the first to show strong signs of recovery.

Some highlights:

“The Tech America Foundation report, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, focused on four sectors: tech manufacturing, communications services, software services, and engineering and tech services, which added the most jobs with 29,700. Software services added the second most jobs with 14,200, followed by tech manufacturing at 9,100. “

"As one of the last industries to feel the effects of the recession, the technology industry is now appears to be slowly turning the corner with the rest of the economy," TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond said in a statement. "We have weathered the storm better than most. From its position embedded in every other industry, technology remains the best hope for driving robust recovery across the economy."

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