^{MNI US Job Openings Indicator: 3.4 In Aug 22 Week Vs -1.2>]
By Mark Pender
NEW YORK (MNI) – The nation’s largest employers picked up their
online recruitment in the August 22 week, according to MNI’s U.S. job
openings indicator which swung into the positive column to 3.4 vs. -1.2
in the prior week.
A positive reading indicates that a greater share of the nation’s
largest employers increased their online recruitment than decreased it
during the week.
The industry showing the greatest increase is leisure &
hospitality, followed by retail trade. Utilities show the greatest
decrease.
MNI’s indicator tracks individual job listings on a weekly basis
from a sample of 500 of the nation’s largest employers, a group that
employs a total of 17.8 million U.S. workers.
Job openings in the week total 229,400, or 1.3% of the sample’s
total U.S. employment.
Editor’s Note: MNI compiles its job openings indicator by tracking
career sections of company websites producing a diffusion index that
measures distribution of change.
** MNI New York Bureau: 212-669-630 **
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