Huge spike in interest in COBOL programming jobs revealed by trends data

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COBOL was introduced nearly 60 years ago in the era of punch cards but still runs many banking and government systems

The volume of searches for COBOL programming roles on recruitment platform Indeed grew 3.3-fold in early April compared to normal levels. Renewed interest in COBOL jobs spiked following a plea f...

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