Online Job Ads Increased 102,000 in March
Friday, April 7th, 2017
Online advertised vacancies increased 102,000 to 4,639,700 in March, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series. The February Supply/Demand rate stands at 1.66 unemployed for each advertised vacancy with a total of 2.9 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. The number of unemployed was approximately 7.5 million in February.
The Professional occupational category saw gains in Computer/Math (16.9), Business and Finance (12.4), and Healthcare Practitioners (7.7). The Services/Production occupational category saw gains in Sales (21.7), and losses in Transportation (-9.3).
