<H3>• U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising – September 2013</H3>

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”Online advertised vacancies were up 209,700 in September to 5,184,600, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. The September rise is the first rise of over 200,000 since December 2012. The September Supply/Demand rate stands at 2.3 unemployed for each vacancy with a total of 6.3 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. “’The 210,000 gain for September is the first optimistic sign this year that employers are seeking additional workers,’ said June Shelp, Vice President of The Conference Board. ‘This brings the gain for Q3 to 68,000/month and follows a Q2 gain of 27,000/month and a Q1 loss of 26,000/month.’” See the complete report at this link: The Conference Board

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