Science, Engineering Job Ads Increase in May; Health, Education Jobs Falter
The number of online job advertisements for science and engineering staff increased in May 2010, but ads for related jobs in health care and education declined, according to data released Wednesday by...
View ArticleHealthcare Practitioner Job Ads Surge in June, While All Other...
In June, the number of job ads posted in the “healthcare practitioners and technical” category recovered, partially, from a large decline in May — but all the other science-related careers tracked by...
View ArticleIn July, Healthy Gains in Online Job Ads
In July, the number of job ads posted online, overall and in science-related categories, showed healthy growth after 2 flat months. But in June — the last month for which detailed unemployment data is...
View ArticleIn August, a (slightly) down month for online job ads
In August, the number of job ads posted online, overall and in science-related categories, declined a little after healthy gains the previous month. And in July — the last month for which detailed...
View ArticleOnline Job Ads: Better Overall in September, but Not in Science
In August, the number of job ads online in all employment categories increased significantly but modestly, while the number of ads in science-related categories declined, but very slightly. And in...
View ArticleIn October, Online Job Ads in Science Surge
October was an excellent month for online job ads in the core scientific categories, suggesting a healthy employment market, according to the Help Wanted Online report from The Conference Board. In the...
View ArticleIn November, Online Job Ads Rise in Science-Related Fields
In November, the upward trend continued in the number of online job ads in science-related categories — and in job ads overall. But in science and in the broader economy, the gains were modest. The...
View ArticleHelp Wanted Online: The Recovery Has Arrived
Yes, it looks like the recovery in the job market is finally here. Sure, something could still go wrong — as it did about this time last year, after a promising January. And yes, it’s true that over...
View ArticleConference Board Report Paints a Pretty Job-Market Picture
The headline result from the latest employment report from the Conference Board — 39,900 more online job ads posted in February than the month before — delivers good news, but it isn’t the kind you’d...
View ArticleLabor Demand Way Down in July
One of the employment metrics we track at Science Careers is the Conference Board’s Help Wanted Online survey, a monthly survey which tracks the number of online job ads. This report measures changes...
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