Nearly 1 million jobs could be created by IT stimulus package, think tank says

An information technology think tank is urging Congress to devote $30 billion toward the IT industry, saying such a move will create or retain nearly 1 million jobs, more than half of them at small businesses. Pumping $30 billion into American's IT infrastructure this year would create 949,000 jobs, 525,000 of which would be in businesses with fewer than 500 employees, according to the nonprofit Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

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