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Market Is Hot For High-Skilled In Silicon Valley. Lower-skill jobs moved to cheaper locations.

Five years after the dot-com bubble burst, job growth has returned to Silicon Valley. But it’s a different kind of growth than in past recoveries, favoring higher-skilled workers.

Netflix Inc.’s hiring shifts are typical. During the tech boom, the online movie-rental service created 100 customer-service jobs near its Los Gatos, Calif., headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley. After the tech bust in 2000, Netflix eliminated half of those positions. But the total headcount at Netflix’s Silicon Valley offices has grown 20%, to nearly 200 staffers in the last few years.

By PUI-WING TAM

Full Story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114109073448184889.html?mod=economy_lead_story_lsc

(Many thanks to Judith Morel for passing this along. Russ)

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