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The Conference Board reported that its Index of Help-Wanted Advertising
in October ticked up to 30 in October from a downwardly revised reading
of 29 in September.
· During the last ten years there has been a 57% correlation between the level of help-wanted advertising and the three month change in non-farm payrolls.
· The proportion of labor markets with
rising want-ad volume surged to 57%, the highest level in nearly one
year.
· The Conference Board surveys help-wanted advertising volume in 51 major newspapers across the country every month.
· The latest help wanted report from the Conference Board is available here.