∙ Connecticut Employment Advertising Flopped in May

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Online advertised vacancies in Connecticut dipped 2.1% in May, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series. As compared to the same month a year ago, they were up only 0.2%. In Hartford, the only city in Connecticut included in the report, ads fell 0.8% for the month but were +2.1% as compared to May 2011. ”Online labor demand in the Northeast rose by 6,300 in May. Massachusetts rose 2,200 for a six-month gain of 14,100. New York rose 2,100 in May and has been up 20,400 over the past four months, with strong gains in Buffalo (up 15.6 percent), Rochester (up 13.5 percent), and the New York metro area (up 5.4 percent). Demand in Pennsylvania remained constant. New Jersey fell 700. Among the smaller States in the Northeast, demand dropped by 900 in both Rhode Island and Maine, and by 800 in New Hampshire….” Source: The Conference Board

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