US DATA: Conf Bd July help wanted online: “Online advertised
vacancies fell 153,600 in July to 4,793,500, according to The Conference
Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series released today. The
Supply/Demand rate stands at 2.6 unemployed for every vacancy. In June
the number of unemployed was 7.8 million above the number of advertised
vacancies compared to 10 million above in the fall of 2011. After a
strong gain of 232,000 in June, labor demand dropped in July for a
small gain of 79,000 over the last two months.”