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The Conference Board's Index of Help-Wanted Advertising held at 38 in
October versus the downwardly revised September level and 38 in August.
The average level so far this year is 39.
· During the last ten years there has been a 62% 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 improved further to 57% in October after gains during the prior two months.
· 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.