Nearly 150,000 hightech jobs were added in the US in 2006 with California and Florida leading the way. Florida added 10,900 tech jobs.  This was a 4% increase which was ahead of California.   

Florida did experience losses in jobs in the housing sector, but according to the Mortgage Bankers Association report on Housing Related Employment, if housing even recovers slightly, then the net job growth related to housing should be neutral or slightly positive in 2008.