US Online Job Market is flat in July 2011

Employers were sitting on the sidelines in July, at a time when emotions about the federal debt ceiling are running high in the country. The level of job openings posted online remained virtually unchanged (down 0.1%) in July compared to June.

United States Job Openings (Online Postings)
January 2007 - July 2011

A weekly analysis shows that there is currently no dynamic in the online job market. Over the past eight weeks the number of job openings keeps bouncing up and down within 0.5%. The number of job openings in the fourth week of July dropped 0.3% compared to the week before.

United States Job Openings (Online Postings)
Weekly, 2010 - 2011

While some of the current developments in the job market may be attributed to the summer season much may come from a wait-and-see attitude of employers regarding the fiscal uncertainties in Washington.

Note: The weekly update on the United States Job Openings (Online Postings) is available on the SkillPROOF blog every Tuesday.

Methodology: The numbers presented in the charts are estimates based on job opening counts at direct employers with additional information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No job openings posted on job boards or recruiter web sites are included.

Comment by Henning Seip on August 3, 2011 at 8:20am: ADP reports: "Private-sector employment increased by 114,000 from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report® released today." http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/

Comment by Henning Seip on August 5, 2011 at 8:45am: BLS: U.S. economy adds 117,000 jobs in July; unemployment rate falls slightly to 9.1%

http://www.bls.gov

Comment by Henning Seip on August 9, 2011 at 10:16am: Update: US Online Job Market, August Week 1: up 0.4%. Chart and methodology: http://www.skillproof.com/?p=1612

Comment by Henning Seip on August 16, 2011 at 9:41am: Update: US Online Job Market, August Week 2: up 0.5%. Labor demand posted online increased 0.5% in the second week of August. While stock markets experienced high volatility employers have kept their positions.

More: http://www.skillproof.com/?p=1657

Comment by Henning Seip on August 24, 2011 at 9:19am: Update: US Online Job Market, August Week 3: Down 0.3%. Employers undecided.

More: http://www.skillproof.com/?p=1679

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