With the No. 3 tech labor market, Metro Denver is an IT recruiter's dream.

With an enviable lifestyle and boundless recreation opportunities, it's no surprise that Metro Denver and Northern Colorado attract and retain the most talented IT workers. Colorado has the third-highest concentration of high-tech workers in the country according to the Cyberstates 2009 report by TechAmerica.

The region's information technology - software industry employs 42,300 people and includes software publishers, custom computer programming, data processing/hosting, Internet service providers, and computer systems design.

Software companies employ nearly three percent of the region's total employment base compared to 1.6 percent nationally. San Francisco-based Charles Schwab announced in 2009 that it would significantly expand its Colorado operations, bringing 500 new IT jobs to Douglas County. In early 2010, IBM announced it would add 500 new customer service technicians at its Boulder campus, which already employs 2,800.

A strong entrepreneurial atmosphere is evident with the state ranking fifth in creating new companies and third for monies raised via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

Plus, IT companies have a voice and support network through the CSIA, which works to foster innovation and a positive growth environment in the technology industry.

But there's more to our region than just great talent. Consider our highly favorable tax and regulatory environment as well as low business costs. You'll have many "real" opportunities when you locate your IT business here.

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Metro Denver Careers.org offers insight and resources for the region’s fast-growing, high-wage, industries – aerospace, bioscience, energy, and information technology-software.