The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in January for the fourth consecutive month. The index now stands at 100.5, up from December’s revised figure of 100.3. The index is up 7 percent from a year ago. Says Gad Levanon, Associate Director, Macroeconomic Research at The Conference Board: “Despite anemic job gains in January, [...]
The world economy returned to solid productivity growth in 2010, as GDP in most countries recovered strongly from the 2008/09 financial and economic crisis, while employment lagged behind, The Conference Board reported. While advanced regions left recession firmly in the rearview mirror, emerging economies continue to drive both global growth and global productivity growth. The [...]
Online advertised vacancies rose a modest 47,400 in November to 4,457,200 following an increase of 113,700 in October, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series released today. The nation’s Supply/Demand rate stood at 3.37 unemployed for every advertised vacancy in October (the last available unemployment data) — a figure that is [...]
The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence , which was unchanged in the second quarter of 2010, declined in the third quarter. The Measure now reads 50, down from 62 last quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses). Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research [...]