Don't Mess With Maryland?

Fairfax County may have a tougher time wooing Maryland tech workers. A recent study found that Maryland is one of the top five hardest states to recruit tech workers for jobs out of the state. Only one-third are willing to relocate for work and two-thirds of Maryland IT people say they could find a new job this year. Tech workers in Georgia, Minnesota, Delaware, and North Carolina are also more unwilling to move, according to the Dice study. The easiest to lure:tech folks in Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Alabama. (We're beginning to think tech nerds don't care about states with great college basketball. Look for more on that in this month'sObvious Bisnow.)

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