About 5,072,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in September, a decrease of 137,200 from August, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
"The September loss offsets most of August's gain, resulting in only modest overall growth for 2014," said Gad Levanon, director of macroeconomics and labor markets at the Conference Board. "Following a strong second quarter, the third quarter has ended basically flat."