Help-wanted ads show positive employment trend

CNN/Money (Reuters) reports: “Help-wanted ads show modest gain in November”

Help-wanted ads in U.S. newspapers rose in November, suggesting the nation’s employment situation is improving modestly but steadily, a report showed Monday.

The Conference Board said its employment barometer climbed to 39 in November from 37 in October. A year earlier, the index stood at 40.
“The labor market is finally sparking to life,” said Ken Goldstein, an economist at the private economic research group.

The Conference Board compiles its index by surveying help-wanted ad volume at 51 newspapers across the country each month.

Read the Conference Board Press Release

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