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Job Growth Flat in October New job announcements for the quantum technology sector were flat in October, relative to September. North America experienced a slight increase of 3.0%, edging out Europe’s 1.0% increase. However, the rest of the world experienced a large decline of 18.8% over its reported September activity. Job Posting Changes: October 2024 Read more...

As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), it’s a perfect moment to reflect on our journey so far, the challenges we’ve faced, and the vision that guides us into the future.  From the very beginning, QED-C has been driven by a clear mission: to enable and grow the quantum Read more...

Job Growth Resumes in Quantum Tech New job announcements in the quantum technology sector surged 8.3% globally in September, signaling a return to industry expansion. North America saw a notable increase of 14.4%, while Europe reported a 4.5% rise. However, the rest of the world experienced a slight decline of 0.2%, an improvement from August’s Read more...

New quantum technology job announcements increased month/month in August, both globally and in the North American region, while the European region experienced a decline after a small increase in July. Globally, the number of new job postings increased by an insignificant 1.1% after numerous months in 2024 indicating a decrease, month over month.  For North Read more...

By: Avimita Chatterjee, a fourth-year PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, where she focuses on quantum computing and quantum error correction. Embarking on a Quantum Journey As a PhD student at Penn State, I have spent the better part of my academic life immersed in the fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) Read more...

New quantum technology job announcements declined month/month in July, globally and across each region. The flash preliminary data for July indicates a mild decline of 3.6% for global job activity, which contrasts with the revised June month/month increase of 4.9% (previously reported as a flash value last month of a decrease of 2.3%). Each of Read more...

New job postings continue persistent decline – Europe rebounds New quantum technology job announcements declined month/month in June, globally and across North America. The flash preliminary data for June indicates a mild decline of 2.3% for the all-inclusive global number, which is an improvement over the persistent m/m, double-digit percentage declines in recent months.  New Read more...

New job posting activity continues steep decline Monthly new job announcements once again dropped in May, globally and regionally. Globally, the number of new, public postings for Quantum Technology jobs decreased by 16.9% compared to the number of new jobs in April. Europe-based organizations experienced a decline of 25.9%, while North American organizations declined by Read more...

New job posting activity continued downward step in April Monthly new job announcements dropped in April globally and regionally. The number of new, public postings for quantum technology jobs decreased by 24.0% compared to March. Europe-based organizations experienced a decline of 23.8%, while North American organizations declined by 17.5%. The table below indicates the month-over-month Read more...

Author: Hilary Kaye/HKA Topics pertaining mostly to the business of being an emerging quantum company dominated the first QED-C plenary meeting of 2024, spread over two days on the beautiful Northwestern University campus in Evanston, IL. Federal funding opportunities, navigating trade programs, working with national labs, protection from cyber and insider threats, communicating science to Read more...

Quantum computers are making great strides in quality, fidelity, and size. At the same time, users and application developers are eager to glimpse the expected power of quantum computing for addressing real-world problems, even if routinely delivering superior performance is still years in the future. As an industry, we need to ensure that quantum computers will deliver economic advantage to a broad market. The time is ripe to anticipate the needs of would-be application developers: What programming models will they use? What do they need to be successful? How will they extract performance from quantum processing units (QPUs)? Read more...

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Looking for quantum technology talent? How do other employers advertise their job and internship openings? These questions are answered by studying the distribution of open job in the quantum industry, globally. A complex data query was made of the global database and a surprising fact was uncovered. Of the 3,681 real-time job listings for quantum Read more...