Online Job Ads Increased 102,100 in March

Staff Report

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Online advertised vacancies increased 102,100 to 4,819,700 in March, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series. The February Supply/Demand rate stands at 1.42 unemployed for each advertised vacancy, with a total of 2.0 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. The number of unemployed was approximately 6.7 million in February.

The Professional occupational category saw gains in Management (14.4) and Healthcare practitioners and technical (11.7). The Services/Production occupational category saw changes in Sales (21.2), Transportation (14.6), and Food prep (-11.7).