• Connecticut Help-Wanted Ads Running More Than 7% Above Year Ago

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Connecticut online advertised vacancies fell 700 in July to 65,000, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series. However, compared to July 2011, ads were up 8.3%. In Hartford, the only Connecticut city for which these data are collected, online ads also fell by 700 from June but were up 7.8% from July 2011. Nationwide, online advertised vacancies fell 153,600 in July to 4,793,500. Compared to the same month a year ago, July ads were up 11.5%. ”’Over the last three years labor demand continued to move forward, albeit slowly, making this a very slow-growth recovery and an indication of the lingering economic uncertainty of employers,’ said June Shelp, Vice President at The Conference Board. The average monthly increase for labor demand was 39,000 in 2010, up to 50,000 in 2011. In the first seven months of 2012, the increase is up to an average of 67,000 per month. ”Across the U.S. and across occupations, the picture is mixed with some States and metro areas benefiting from strength in manufacturing and energy as well as the continuing demand in occupations like computers and math and healthcare. In addition, Sales occupations are up 126,000 thus far in 2012.” Source: The Conference Board

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