The Conference Board-Burning Glass Help Wanted OnLine Index of help-wanted ads rose in August to a reading of 105.1 from July’s reading of 103.4.
The organizations noted the index is also up 0.8% compared to a year ago.
The Conference Board produces the index in collaboration with Burning Glass Technologies, a provider of labor market data and analysis. The index measures changes over time in advertised online job vacancies, reflecting monthly trends in employment across the US. Ads are collected from more than 50,000 online job domains.