Online Job Ads Decreased 157,700 in July
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Online advertised vacancies decreased 157,700 to 4,605,700 in July, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series. The June Supply/Demand rate stands at 1.46 unemployed for each advertised vacancy, with a total of 2.2 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. The number of unemployed was approximately 7.0 million in June.
The Professional occupational category saw losses in Computer and Math (-20.7) and Management (-6.0). The Services/Production occupational category saw losses in Sales (-27.3), Office and Administrative Support (-16,5), and Food Preparation (-7.7).
