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Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Index edged up in November to 101.0
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The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index edged up in November and now stands at 101.0 (July 2018=100), up from 100.9 in October. The Index declined 2.9 percent from the prior month (Sept-Oct) and is up 0.3 percent from a year ago.
In the Midwest, Wisconsin increased 2.2 percent and Nebraska grew 1.8 percent. In the Northeast, New Jersey grew 3.1 percent and Rhode Island increased 2.5 percent. In the South, Oklahoma increased 3.2 percent and Louisiana increased 2.0 percent. In the West, Hawaii grew 3.5 percent and Nevada increased 2.5 percent.
The Professional occupational category experienced increases in Legal (4.7 percent), Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (1.5 percent), Computer and math (0.7 percent), and Education (0.7). The Services/ Production occupational category experienced declines in Farming, fishing, and forestry (-5.2 percent), and increases in Protective Services (1.8), Building and grounds (1.5) and Sales (1.3).
Posted: December 11, 2019 Wednesday 10:00 AM