Online Labor Demand Rises 61,300 in January 2012

Online advertised vacancies rose 61,300 in January 2012 to 4,383,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. Nationally, there are 8.8 million more unemployed than advertised vacancies and the Supply/Demand rate stands at 3 unemployed for every vacancy. “The monthly increase for the last 2 months (December and January) averaged 93,000/month, giving [...]

Online Labor Demand Rises 93,800 in December 2011

Online advertised vacancies rose 93,800 in December to 3,951,000, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series.  The December increase offset the dips of 76,000 in November and 14,000 in October.  The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.45, indicating there were 3.5 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy in November, the latest monthly [...]

Online Labor Demand Dips 13,600 in October 2011

Online advertised vacancies dipped slightly by 13,600 in October to 3,933,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. The October drop follows a decline of 44,000 in September and a decrease of 164,000 in August.  The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.54, indicating there were 3.5 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy [...]

Online Labor Demand Down 163,900 in August 2011

Online advertised vacancies were down 163,900 in August to 3,990,600, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series released today. The August drop follows a decline of 217,000 in July and a decrease of 100,000 in June. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.35, indicating there were just over 3 unemployed for every [...]