Investing January 31, 2002

Conference Board Sees Job Market Up Slightly

January 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's job market may have improved slightly in December, but is not nearly back to its level one year ago, The Conference Board said.

Reported by

Fred Schneyer

The Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Advertising Index crept up by one point in December to 46, still way off December 2000’s reading of 78.

In a press release, the Conference Board said that help-wanted advertising dropped in all regions during the fourth quarter, with the worst showings in the East North Central, Mid-Atlantic, and Mountain regions.

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Each month, the Conference Board surveys help-wanted advertising volume in 51 major newspapers nationwide.