Online Job Demand Up 106,500 in November 2009

Online job listings rose by 106,500 to 3,386,000 in November 2009, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series (HWOL)(TM). rise

A summary of the report published by The Conference Board is below. Feel free to read the entire press release on conference-board.org.

November increase in job demand offsets October’s drop of 83,200
Job demand has averaged a modest increase of 32,000 per month since the low point in April 2009
Occupations: Healthcare support jobs occupations stand out as an occupation group in continued demand throughout the recession
Labor demand for Computer and Mathematical Science, Sales professions, and Business and Finance occupations rises in November
Advertised vacancies in Management occupations were up 2,200 in November to 353,700

Among the top 10 occupation groups, Computer and Mathematical Science occupations posted the largest November gain, up 35,400. Job demand was up in a wide variety of computer and math functions including web developers, computer systems analysts, and computer software engineers. sales professions, which experienced the largest October gain, 46,100, rose an additional 16,000 in November.