# In IT, Boomers are out, raises are rising — and change is coming

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/in-it-boomers-are-out-raises-are-rising-and-change-is-coming/
- Published: 2022-01-16T09:45:57-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image: Thinkstock. Article by Lucas Mearian. ComputerWorld – January 13, 2022.  A new generation of IT pros is taking over as Baby Boomers continue to retire from the industry in droves. Today, Gen Y “Millennial” employees (born in the 1980s through the mid-90s) make up more than 49% of the total labor force; Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1981) represent 37%; and Baby Boomers (born before 1964) have shrunk to only 14% of the total labor force, according to recent US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. […] Click here to view original web page at www.computerworld.com